CVE-2024-7133: my sticky bar vulnerability

What is known

The Floating Notification Bar, Sticky Menu on Scroll, Announcement Banner, and Sticky Header for Any WordPress plugin before 2.7.3 does not validate and escape some of its settings before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a high role to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-7133, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) affecting my sticky bar, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether my sticky bar is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

Sources

• NVD
• Reference