Stored XSS via unsanitized iframe URL
Published Feb 1, 2025 · Updated Feb 4, 2025
Stored XSS in patrickpelayo Responsive iframe 1.2.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute script via a crafted iframe URL. The Responsive Iframes block accepts a javascript URL and returns it to the editor without validating its scheme or escaping the option. Contributor-level access is required, and the payload runs in the browser when the post is opened in the editor and block recovery is attempted.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in patrickpelayo Responsive iframe 1.2.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute script via a crafted iframe URL. The Responsive Iframes block accepts a javascript URL and returns it to the editor without validating its scheme or escaping the option. Contributor-level access is required, and the payload runs in the browser when the post is opened in the editor and block recovery is attempted.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-12768
- Published
- Feb 1, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 4, 2025
- Vendor
- patrickpelayo
- Product
- Responsive iframe
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 1, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.2.0
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WPScan crafted iframe URL proof of conceptproof of concept · validated
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