# CVE-2024-6828: Redux Framework 4.4.12 - 4.4.17 - Unauthenticated JSON File Upload to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

> Unauthenticated attackers can upload JSON files to trigger stored XSS or rare RCE in Redux Framework for WordPress.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qfc3-gmpf-rm94

## What is CVE-2024-6828?

CVE-2024-6828 is a high-severity vulnerability in davidanderson Redux Framework, published on 23 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Redux Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthenticated JSON file uploads due to missing authorization and capability checks on the Redux_Color_Scheme_Import function in versions 4.4.12 to 4.4.17. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload JSON files, which can be used to conduct stored cross-site scripting attacks and, in some rare cases, when the wp_filesystem fails to initialize - to Remote Code Execution.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6828?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-6828?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6828 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6828 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6828 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6828 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6828 is a high-severity vulnerability in davidanderson Redux Framework, published on 23 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6828 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: davidanderson Redux Framework. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6828/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6828/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6828
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6828
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6828

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6828/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.