CVE-2024-0591
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The wpDataTables WordPress plugin versions up to 2.2 contain a vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-0591. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, which allows unauthenticated attackers to perform malicious actions (NVD Dashboard).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation and output escaping mechanisms in the wpDataTables plugin. The technical nature of the vulnerability exposes the plugin to potential attacks from unauthenticated users (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web content, potentially compromising the security of WordPress websites using the affected plugin versions (NVD).

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