Stored cross-site scripting in StreamWeasels Twitch Integration plugin for WordPress

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU99257

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9897

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within sw-twitch-embed shortcode. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

StreamWeasels Twitch Integration: 1.8.0 - 1.8.6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:streamweasels:streamweasels-twitch-integration:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:streamweasels:streamweasels-twitch-integration:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:streamweasels:streamweasels-twitch-integration:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d2922c85-7e16-48a1-9c43-c1a9d34571e0?source=cve
http://wordpress.org/plugins/streamweasels-twitch-integration/#developers
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/streamweasels-twitch-integration/trunk/public/class-streamweasels-public.php#L201
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3171629

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.