CVE-2024-8721 Tracking Code Manager <= 2.3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the tracking code field, leading to script execution on victim pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8721?
CVE-2024-8721 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in data443 Tracking Code Manager, published on 24 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Tracking Code Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the tracking code field in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE-2024-10309 is a duplicate of this issue.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8721?
How do I fix CVE-2024-8721?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8721 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-2024-8721 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8721 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w455-65cp-cghc.