CVE-2024-8056 MM-Breaking News <= 0.7.9 - Reflected XSS

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in the MM-Breaking News WordPress plugin.

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-2024-8056?

CVE-2024-8056 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown MM-Breaking News, published on 12 Sep 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 MM-Breaking News WordPress plugin through 0.7.9 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8056?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mm-Breaking News Project Mm-Breaking News.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8056?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8056 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-2024-8056 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8056 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qv98-75v6-5rhf.

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