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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-0711
CVE-2024-0711:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Buttons Shortcode and Widget WordPress plugin through version 1.16 contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The plugin fails to properly validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page or post where the shortcode is embedded (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability allows users with contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks by exploiting unescaped shortcode attributes. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 5.9 (medium) and is classified as CWE-79. The issue was discovered by security researcher Dmitrii Ignatyev (WPScan).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow authenticated users with contributor privileges or higher to inject malicious JavaScript code that would execute in visitors' browsers when viewing affected pages or posts (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
At the time of disclosure, there is no known fix available for this vulnerability. Users are advised to consider either disabling the plugin or restricting access to users who need to create content with these shortcodes (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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