CVE-2024-9231 WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.4.9.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via reflected XSS in the WP-Members 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-2024-9231?
CVE-2024-9231 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in cbutlerjr WP-Members Membership Plugin, published on 22 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 WP-Members Membership Plugin 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, 3.4.9.5. 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-2024-9231?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Butlerblog Wp-Members.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9231?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9231 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-2024-9231 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9231 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in cbutlerjr WP-Members Membership Plugin
- CVE-2019-15660 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2024-1852 WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.4.9.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2023-6733 WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.4.8 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure
- CVE-2024-10374 WP-Members <= 3.4.9.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wpmem_loginout Shortcode
- CVE-2024-1987 WP-Members Membership Plugin <= 3.4.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x853-pp6c-h684.