SB20241022371 - Stored cross-site scripting in StreamWeasels Twitch Integration plugin for WordPress
Published: October 22, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241022371
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9897)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d2922c85-7e16-48a1-9c43-c1a9d34571e0?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/streamweasels-twitch-integration/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/streamweasels-twitch-integration/trunk/public/class-streamweasels-public.php#L201
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3171629