CVE-2024-8499 Cross-site scripting in Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via reflected XSS in the Checkout Field Editor plugin, requiring user interaction to execute.
- 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-2024-8499?
CVE-2024-8499 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in themehigh Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce, published on 4 Oct 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 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘render_review_request_notice’ function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8499?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Themehigh Checkout Field Editor for Woocommerce.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8499?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8499 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-2024-8499 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8499 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in themehigh Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q99v-9gg3-9f8p.