CVE-2024-9836 RSS Feed Widget < 3.0.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in the RSS Feed Widget 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-2024-9836?
CVE-2024-9836 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown RSS Feed Widget, published on 12 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 RSS Feed Widget WordPress plugin before 3.0.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9836?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rss Feed Widget Project Rss Feed Widget.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9836?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9836 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-2024-9836 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9836 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown RSS Feed Widget
Sources
Also known as GHSA-434f-v35r-xr4j.