Stored script execution via unfiltered advertising alerts
Published Nov 13, 2024 · Updated Nov 13, 2024
Stored XSS in Vektor,Inc. VK All in One Expansion Unit before 9.100.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts in visitors' browsers. The Custom Alert Content setting failed to apply wp_kses filtering, so disallowed iframe elements and event-handler attributes were stored and published. Administrator access to the WordPress site is required; a visitor who views the published alert can have cookies or session identifiers stolen.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Vektor,Inc. VK All in One Expansion Unit before 9.100.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts in visitors' browsers. The Custom Alert Content setting failed to apply wp_kses filtering, so disallowed iframe elements and event-handler attributes were stored and published. Administrator access to the WordPress site is required; a visitor who views the published alert can have cookies or session identifiers stolen.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-52268
- Published
- Nov 13, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 13, 2024
- Vendor
- Vektor,Inc.
- Product
- VK All in One Expansion Unit
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 13, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=prior to 9.100.1.0
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
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