Stored browser script execution via unescaped shortcode attributes
Published Mar 13, 2024 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Stored XSS in ThemeNcode LLC TNC PDF viewer 2.8.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts via shortcode attributes. The plugin's shortcode handlers insufficiently sanitize user-supplied attributes and emit them without adequate output escaping into generated pages. Contributor-level access is required to store the payload, which executes in another user's browser when the injected page is viewed.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in ThemeNcode LLC TNC PDF viewer 2.8.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts via shortcode attributes. The plugin's shortcode handlers insufficiently sanitize user-supplied attributes and emit them without adequate output escaping into generated pages. Contributor-level access is required to store the payload, which executes in another user's browser when the injected page is viewed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-25097
- Published
- Mar 13, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- ThemeNcode LLC
- Product
- TNC PDF viewer
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CAPEC-592, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Mar 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=n/a <=2.8.0 changes=[{"at":"2.9.0","status":"unaffected"}]
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