Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-12100

CVE-2024-12100:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress plugin is affected by a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-12100) in all versions up to and including 1.4.1. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on December 24, 2024. The issue stems from improper use of the addqueryarg function without appropriate URL escaping (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) issue. According to the CVSS 3.1 scoring system, it has received a Base Score of 6.1 MEDIUM (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N). The technical root cause involves the improper implementation of the addqueryarg function in the plugin's codebase, which fails to properly sanitize user input (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when users perform specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link. This could lead to the compromise of user sessions and potential theft of sensitive information (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to a version newer than 1.4.1 when available. Until then, website administrators should implement additional security controls and carefully monitor for suspicious activities (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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