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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-11002
CVE-2024-11002:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The InPost Gallery plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability (CVE-2024-11002) that allows arbitrary shortcode execution through the inpostgallerygetshortcodetemplate AJAX action. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 2.1.4.2, discovered and reported by Arkadiusz Hydzik (Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper validation of values before executing the do_shortcode function. The issue is tracked as CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code) and has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to execute arbitrary shortcodes, potentially leading to unauthorized actions within the WordPress installation (Wordfence).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.1.4.3. Users are advised to update to this latest version to mitigate the security risk (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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