CVE-2024-13575: Web Stories Enhancer – Level Up Your Web Stories <= 1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
The Web Stories Enhancer – Level Up Your Web Stories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'webstoriesenhancer' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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What is the severity of CVE-2024-13575?
CVE-2024-13575 has a high severity due to the potential for stored cross-site scripting attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13575?
To fix CVE-2024-13575, update the Web Stories Enhancer – Level Up Your Web Stories plugin to version 1.4 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2024-13575?
All users of the Web Stories Enhancer – Level Up Your Web Stories plugin up to and including version 1.3 are affected by CVE-2024-13575.
What type of attack does CVE-2024-13575 allow?
CVE-2024-13575 allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting attacks, which can compromise user sessions.
Is input sanitization relevant to CVE-2024-13575?
Yes, the vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping related to the 'web_stories_enhancer' shortcode.