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CVE-2024-11381:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Control horas plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-11381) in versions up to and including 1.0.1. The vulnerability exists in the plugin's 'ch_registro' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes (NVD CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD CVE).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page (NVD CVE).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update the Control horas plugin to a version newer than 1.0.1 if available. Until an update is available, site administrators should consider restricting contributor access or disabling the plugin if the functionality is not critical (NVD CVE).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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