CVE-2024-9600 Ditty < 3.1.47 - Author+ Stored XSS

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Ditty WordPress plugin, potentially compromising site integrity.

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-2024-9600?

CVE-2024-9600 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Ditty, published on 21 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Ditty WordPress plugin before 3.1.47 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as author to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9600?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Metaphorcreations Ditty.

How do I fix CVE-2024-9600?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9600 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-2024-9600 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9600 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8w85-45qx-p356.

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