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CVE-2024-12271: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The 360 Javascript Viewer plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-12271) in versions up to and including 1.7.29. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'ref' parameter (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CWE-79). It affects the plugin's handling of the 'ref' parameter, where insufficient input sanitization and output escaping can lead to stored XSS attacks. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.4 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (NVD).

Impact

When successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with administrator-level access to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The vulnerability only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should update their 360 Javascript Viewer plugin to a version newer than 1.7.29 which contains the security fix (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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