CVE-2024-6498 CollectChat < 2.4.4 - Admin+ XSS
Admin users can perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks via unsanitized settings in the CollectChat WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6498?
CVE-2024-6498 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Chatbot for WordPress by Collect.chat ⚡️, published on 5 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Chatbot for WordPress by Collect.chat ⚡️ WordPress plugin before 2.4.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6498?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Micro.company Collect.chat.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6498?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-6498 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6498 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w8pg-hrp7-6jch.