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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qv98-75v6-5rhf

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8056?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2024-8056 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown MM-Breaking News

- [CVE-2024-8054](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8054/): MM-Breaking News <= 0.7.9 - Stored XSS via CSRF (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8056 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Unknown MM-Breaking News. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8056/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8056/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8056
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8056
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8056

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8056/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.