CVE-2024-6704 Comments – wpDiscuz <= 7.6.21 - Unauthenticated HTML Injection
Unauthenticated attackers can inject HTML into comments when rich editing is disabled, potentially leading to XSS attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6704?
CVE-2024-6704 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in advancedcoding Comments – wpDiscuz, published on 2 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Comments – wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in all versions up to, and including, 7.6.21. This is due to a lack of filtering of HTML tags in comments. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add HTML such as hyperlinks to comments when rich editing is disabled.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6704?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gvectors Wpdiscuz.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6704?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6704 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-2024-6704 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6704 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-vh6j-6rmm-669j.