4.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-53278
WordPress Admin UI Customize Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in WP Admin UI Customize versions prior to ver 1.5.14. If a malicious admin user customizes the admin screen with some malicious contents, an arbitrary script may be executed on the web browser of the other users who are accessing the admin screen.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 26, 2024, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 26, 2024, 5:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

1.7
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-53278 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wp_admin_ui_customize_project wp_admin_ui_customize
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in WP Admin UI Customize versions prior to ver 1.5.14. If a malicious admin user customizes the admin screen with some malicious contents, an arbitrary script may be executed on the web browser of the other users who are accessing the admin screen.
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added Reference https://gqevu6bsiz.chicappa.jp/wp-admin-ui-customize-%E3%82%A2%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%83%87%E3%83%BC%E3%83%881-5-14%E3%82%92%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F/
    Added Reference https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87182660/
    Added Reference https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-admin-ui-customize/#developers
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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