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CVE-2024-6752 Social Auto Poster <= 5.3.14 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the wp_name parameter, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-6752?

CVE-2024-6752 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WPWeb Social Auto Poster, published on 24 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Social Auto Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘wp_name’ parameter in the 'wpw_auto_poster_map_wordpress_post_type' AJAX function in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.14 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6752?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpwebinfotech Social Auto Poster.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6752?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6752 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-2024-6752 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6752 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w6wr-vw8p-992f.

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