CVE-2024-8189 WP MultiTasking - WP Utilities <= 0.1.17 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Administrators can inject scripts via menu names in WP MultiTasking plugin, affecting multi-site or restricted HTML setups.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8189?
CVE-2024-8189 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in thangnv27 WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities, published on 28 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘wpmt_menu_name’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.17 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8189?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ngothang Wp Multitasking.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8189?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8189 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-2024-8189 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8189 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in thangnv27 WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities
- CVE-2024-6852 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Settings Update via CSRF
- CVE-2024-6853 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Welcome Popup Update via CSRF
- CVE-2024-6855 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Exit Popup Update via CSRF
- CVE-2024-6856 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - SMTP Settings Update via CSRF
- CVE-2024-6859 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Reflected XSS via Shortcode
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7x69-778c-9r5h.