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CVE-2024-11757: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The WP GeoNames plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the plugin's 'wp-geonames' shortcode in versions up to and including 1.9.0.1. This vulnerability was disclosed on December 12, 2024, and has been assigned identifier CVE-2024-11757 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the 'wp-geonames' shortcode. The severity is rated as MEDIUM with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.4 (Vector: 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page, potentially leading to unauthorized data access or manipulation of user sessions (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should update to a version newer than 1.9.0.1 if available. Until an update is possible, it is recommended to restrict access to the wp-geonames shortcode functionality to trusted users only (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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