CVE-2024-8043 Vikinghammer Tweet <= 0.2.4 - Stored XSS via CSRF
Attackers can inject stored XSS payloads via CSRF, allowing admin account takeover in the Vikinghammer Tweet WordPress plugin.
- 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-2024-8043?
CVE-2024-8043 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Vikinghammer Tweet, published on 17 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Vikinghammer Tweet WordPress plugin through 0.2.4 does not have CSRF check in some places, and is missing sanitisation as well as escaping, which could allow attackers to make logged in admin add Stored XSS payloads via a CSRF attack.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8043?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Seanschulte Vikinghammer Tweet.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8043?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8043 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-2024-8043 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8043 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xwc4-p3cg-mmq4.