Stored XSS via missing nonce validation
Published Oct 17, 2024 · Updated Apr 29, 2026
Cross-site request forgery in Shibu Lijack CJ Change Howdy 3.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject stored scripts. The plugin's settings-update handler accepts forged requests without valid nonce verification and stores attacker-supplied greeting content. Exploitation requires an administrator to open a crafted link or page; the stored script then executes in a WordPress administrative context.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in Shibu Lijack CJ Change Howdy 3.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject stored scripts. The plugin's settings-update handler accepts forged requests without valid nonce verification and stores attacker-supplied greeting content. Exploitation requires an administrator to open a crafted link or page; the stored script then executes in a WordPress administrative context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-49223
- Published
- Oct 17, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- Vendor
- Shibu Lijack
- Product
- CJ Change Howdy
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Oct 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=3.3.1
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