CVE-2024-8857 WordPress Auction <= 3.7 - Editor+ Stored XSS
Editors can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the WordPress Auction plugin, leading to stored XSS attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8857?
CVE-2024-8857 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WordPress Auction Plugin, published on 7 Jan 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WordPress Auction Plugin WordPress plugin through 3.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8857?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpmarka Wordpress Auction.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8857?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8857 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-2024-8857 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8857 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WordPress Auction Plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f8c3-q6gm-6v3x.