Check Point Advisories

WordPress Core Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2024-4439)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0335
Date Published:	28 May 2024
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 27 June, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-4439
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress prior to 6.5.2
Vulnerability Description	A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in WordPress. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress Core Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2024-4439) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress Core Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2024-4439)