CVE-2024-2956
Last modified
CVE-2024-2956 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.4/10 on the CVSS scale. The Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 20231101 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 20231101 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
References
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Deferred
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2024-2956?
How severe is CVE-2024-2956?
How do I fix CVE-2024-2956?
How Strix Helps
- How Strix found a critical auth bypass in etcdStrix autonomously discovered a critical authentication bypass in etcd, later designated CVE-2026-33413.
- Autonomous PentestingAI agents that find and validate exploitable vulnerabilities like this one across your applications.
- PR ReviewsPentest every pull request so vulnerable code is caught before it ships to production.
- AI Penetration TestingHow AI-driven penetration testing continuously covers your attack surface.
Related CVEs from 2024
- CVE-2024-29514File Upload vulnerability in lepton v.7.1.0 allows a remote …8.8
- CVE-2024-29515File Upload vulnerability in lepton v.7.1.0 allows a remote …8.8
- CVE-2024-2952BerriAI/litellm is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Inject…9.8
- CVE-2024-2953The LuckyWP Table of Contents plugin for WordPress is vulner…4.8
- CVE-2024-2954The Action Network plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL…4.9
- CVE-2024-2955T.38 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.3 and 4.0.0 t…7.5
- CVE-2024-2957Rejected reason: **DUPLICATE*** Please use CVE-2024-1983 ins…
- CVE-2024-2958The SVS Pricing Tables plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to…4.8
- CVE-2024-2959The SVS Pricing Tables plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to…4.3
- CVE-2024-2960The SVS Pricing Tables plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to…4.3
- CVE-2024-2961The iconv() function in the GNU C Library versions 2.39 and …7.3
- CVE-2024-2962The Networker - Tech News WordPress Theme with Dark Mode the…5.3
Are you affected by CVE-2024-2956?
Run a free Strix scan to check your systems for this vulnerability.
Scan your code nowSource: NVD / NIST
