CVE-2024-7879 WP ULike < 4.7.5 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Widgets
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via widget settings, leading to stored XSS attacks in the WordPress admin interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-7879?
CVE-2024-7879 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP ULike, published on 6 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP ULike WordPress plugin before 4.7.5 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7879?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Technowich Wp Ulike.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7879?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7879 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-2024-7879 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7879 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP ULike
- CVE-2023-45640 WordPress WP ULike Plugin <= 4.6.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2022-45842 WordPress WP ULike Plugin <= 4.6.4 is vulnerable to Race Condition vulnerability
- CVE-2024-12770 WP ULike < 4.7.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2024-7878 WP ULike < 4.7.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2024-6094 WP ULike < 4.7.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36q8-mfw8-2m98.