CVE-2024-9589 Category and Taxonomy Meta Fields <= 1.0.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via the new_meta_name parameter in this WordPress plugin, affecting multi-site or restricted HTML installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9589?
CVE-2024-9589 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in amu02aftab Category and Taxonomy Meta Fields, published on 22 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Category and Taxonomy Meta Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'new_meta_name' parameter in the 'wpaft_option_page' function in versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrator-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9589?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aftabhusain Category and Taxonomy Meta Fields.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9589?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9589 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-2024-9589 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9589 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in amu02aftab Category and Taxonomy Meta Fields
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j7jm-7vmw-wgv8.