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CVE-2024-9667 Seriously Simple Podcasting <= 3.5.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via add_query_arg Parameter

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via reflected XSS in the Seriously Simple Podcasting WordPress plugin.

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-2024-9667?

CVE-2024-9667 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in podcastmotor Seriously Simple Podcasting, published on 5 Nov 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 Seriously Simple Podcasting 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, 3.5.0. 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-2024-9667?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Castos Seriously Simple Podcasting.

How do I fix CVE-2024-9667?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9667 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-2024-9667 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9667 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5vmm-gjq3-hj55.

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