Stored XSS via unsanitized meta import
Published Feb 29, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Stored XSS in Custom Field Suite 2.6.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through imported meta values. The meta import path stores attacker-controlled meta values without sanitizing them, and page rendering emits those values without output escaping. Administrator-level access is required, and exposure is limited to multisite installations or sites where unfiltered_html is disabled; viewing an injected page executes the stored script in the visitor's browser.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Custom Field Suite 2.6.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through imported meta values. The meta import path stores attacker-controlled meta values without sanitizing them, and page rendering emits those values without output escaping. Administrator-level access is required, and exposure is limited to multisite installations or sites where unfiltered_html is disabled; viewing an injected page executes the stored script in the visitor's browser.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-0689
- Published
- Feb 29, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Custom Field Suite Project
- Product
- Custom Field Suite
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Feb 29, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.6.4
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