Booster for WooCommerce Plugin up to 7.2.5 on WordPress wp_kses cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in Booster for WooCommerce Plugin up to 7.2.5 on WordPress and classified as problematic. The impacted element is the function wp_kses. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-12278. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Booster for WooCommerce Plugin up to 7.2.5 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is the function wp_kses. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Booster for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via any location that typically sanitizes data using wp_kses, like comments, in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-12278 since 12/05/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• E-Commerce Management Software

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• Booster for WooCommerce Plugin

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• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4
• 7.2.5

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