DOM XSS via permissive postMessage origin check
Published Dec 25, 2024 · Updated Dec 26, 2024
DOM XSS in the Jetpack WordPress plugin 13.0 through 14.0 allows remote attackers to execute script in a visitor's WordPress.com session. A message listener accepts a crafted origin containing the target WordPress.com hostname, then trusts a subscriptionModalShow message carrying a JavaScript URL. The target must be hosted on WordPress.com, and the victim must click the attacker's page to open the target window before the script executes.
Summary
What happened
DOM XSS in the Jetpack WordPress plugin 13.0 through 14.0 allows remote attackers to execute script in a visitor's WordPress.com session. A message listener accepts a crafted origin containing the target WordPress.com hostname, then trusts a subscriptionModalShow message carrying a JavaScript URL. The target must be hosted on WordPress.com, and the victim must click the attacker's page to open the target window before the script executes.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-10858
- Published
- Dec 25, 2024
- Updated
- Dec 26, 2024
- Vendor
- WooCommerce
- Product
- Jetpack
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1189
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 25, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 26, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=13.0 <14.1
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Published CVSS scores
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WPScan postMessage origin-bypass proof of conceptproof of concept · validated
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