CVE-2024-7082 easy-table-of-contents < 2.0.68 - Editor+ Stored XSS

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

An Editor can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized parameters in the Easy Table of Contents plugin, leading to stored XSS attacks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-7082?

CVE-2024-7082 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Easy Table of Contents, published on 6 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Easy Table of Contents WordPress plugin before 2.0.68 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Editor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7082?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Magazine3 Easy Table of Contents.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7082?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7082 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-2024-7082 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7082 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fhmm-33rx-rqfp.

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