Stored script execution via unescaped color setting
Published Dec 20, 2024 · Updated Dec 20, 2024
Stored XSS in W3 Eden WordPress Download Manager before 3.3.03 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through plugin settings. The Primary color field stores an attribute-breaking value without sanitization or output escaping, causing JavaScript execution when the settings page reloads. Administrator-level access and a multisite site or another configuration that disables unfiltered_html are required; execution occurs in the viewing user's browser.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in W3 Eden WordPress Download Manager before 3.3.03 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through plugin settings. The Primary color field stores an attribute-breaking value without sanitization or output escaping, causing JavaScript execution when the settings page reloads. Administrator-level access and a multisite site or another configuration that disables unfiltered_html are required; execution occurs in the viewing user's browser.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-10706
- Published
- Dec 20, 2024
- Updated
- Dec 20, 2024
- Vendor
- W3 Eden, Inc.
- Product
- WordPress Download Manager
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 20, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 20, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <3.3.03
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Published CVSS scores
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- WPScan Primary color stored-XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · validated
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