CVE-2024-6859 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Reflected XSS via Shortcode
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes, leading to cross-site scripting attacks against site visitors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6859?
CVE-2024-6859 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP MultiTasking, published on 8 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP MultiTasking WordPress plugin through 0.1.12 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6859?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ngothang Wp Multitasking.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6859?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6859 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-2024-6859 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6859 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP MultiTasking
- CVE-2024-6852 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Settings Update via CSRF
- CVE-2024-6853 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Welcome Popup Update via CSRF
- CVE-2024-6855 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Exit Popup Update via CSRF
- CVE-2024-6856 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - SMTP Settings Update via CSRF
- CVE-2024-8189 WP MultiTasking - WP Utilities <= 0.1.17 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mf53-vhfr-cjjw.