WP Fast Total Search <= 1.59.211 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via WPFTS Live Search Widget

6.4
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2024-29799
CVSS 6.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published March 25, 2024
Last Updated April 1, 2024
Researcher Ngô Thiên An (ancorn_) - VNPT-VCI

Description

The WP Fast Total Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the WPFTS Live Search widget in versions up to, and including, 1.59.211 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.

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Vulnerability Details for WP Fast Total Search – The Power of Indexed Search

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug fulltext-search (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.60.213, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.59.211
Patched Version
  • 1.60.213

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