CVE-2024-8665 YITH Custom Login <= 1.7.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via reflected XSS in the YITH Custom Login WordPress 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
- Available
What is CVE-2024-8665?
CVE-2024-8665 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in yithemes YITH Custom Login, published on 13 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 YITH Custom Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.3. 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-2024-8665?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including wordpress and wordpress-multisite. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
wordpress Bitnami | All versions | 1.7.4 |
wordpress-multisite Bitnami | All versions | 1.7.4 |
Products include Yithemes Yith Custom Login.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8665?
Upgrade wordpress to 1.7.4 or later.
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-2024-8665 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8665 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in yithemes YITH Custom Login
Sources
Also known as BIT-wordpress-2024-8665, BIT-wordpress-multisite-2024-8665, GHSA-7fgm-q7w5-rr3c.