CVE-2024-5224

Easy Social Like Box – Popup – Sidebar Widget <= 4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Description

The Easy Social Like Box – Popup – Sidebar Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'cardoza_facebook_like_box' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.06%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: johnnash1975 Easy Social Like Box – Popup – Sidebar Widget
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc22a8df-44be-477e-a3b6-67960bf442d3?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cardoza-facebook-like-box/trunk/cardoza_facebook_like_box.php#L839 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-5224?
CVE-2024-5224 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-5224?
To fix CVE-2024-5224, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-5224 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-5224 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-5224?
CVE-2024-5224 affects johnnash1975 Easy Social Like Box – Popup – Sidebar Widget.
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