CVE-2024-4473: Sydney Toolbox <= 1.31 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via aThemes: Portfolio Widget
First published: Tue May 14 2024(Updated: )
The Sydney Toolbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the "aThemes: Portfolio" widget in all versions up to, and including, 1.31 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.
Credit: security@wordfence.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney Toolbox | <=1.31 | |
| Sydney Toolbox | <1.32 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2024-4473?
CVE-2024-4473 has been rated as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4473?
To fix CVE-2024-4473, update the Sydney Toolbox plugin to version 1.32 or later.
What versions are affected by CVE-2024-4473?
CVE-2024-4473 affects all versions of the Sydney Toolbox plugin up to and including 1.31.
What kind of attack does CVE-2024-4473 enable?
CVE-2024-4473 enables Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks through the 'aThemes: Portfolio' widget.
What causes the vulnerability in CVE-2024-4473?
CVE-2024-4473 is caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes.
- agent/weakness
- agent/title
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/author
- collector/epss-latest
- source/FIRST
- agent/epss
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/source
- agent/guess-ai
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/severity
- agent/remedy
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/event
- agent/tags
- agent/softwarecombine
- vendor/athemes
- canonical/sydney toolbox