CVE-2024-4455

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 2.4.0

Description The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts via the item parameter. This enables the execution of injected scripts whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Recommendations For YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 2.4.0, update to a version higher than 2.4.0 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the item parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.