Stored XSS via unescaped Consumer Key setting
Published Sep 9, 2024 · Updated Sep 9, 2024
Stored XSS in Sjeiti Pocket Widget 0.1.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through the Consumer Key setting. The setting accepts and stores crafted input, then renders it without sanitization or output escaping, causing browser execution. Exploitation requires administrator privileges and a victim to load the affected page, with exposure limited to multisite or unfiltered_html-disabled installations.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Sjeiti Pocket Widget 0.1.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through the Consumer Key setting. The setting accepts and stores crafted input, then renders it without sanitization or output escaping, causing browser execution. Exploitation requires administrator privileges and a victim to load the affected page, with exposure limited to multisite or unfiltered_html-disabled installations.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-7918
- Published
- Sep 9, 2024
- Updated
- Sep 9, 2024
- Vendor
- Sjeiti
- Product
- Pocket Widget
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 9, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=0.1.3
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Public exploit references
- WPScan Consumer Key stored-XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · validated
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