Cloud Vulnerability DB
A community-led vulnerabilities database
Register for the AI for Security Summit: Join Figma, Perplexity & Wiz
Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-1487
CVE-2024-1487:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Photos and Files Contest Gallery WordPress plugin versions before 21.3.1 contains a security vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-1487. The vulnerability stems from insufficient sanitization and escaping of certain parameters, which affects users with specific privileges (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is characterized by improper sanitization and escaping of parameters in the Photos and Files Contest Gallery WordPress plugin. This security flaw exists in versions prior to 21.3.1 (WPScan).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially allow users with certain privileges to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update the Photos and Files Contest Gallery WordPress plugin to version 21.3.1 or later to address this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
Related WordPress vulnerabilities:
Free Vulnerability Assessment
Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture
Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.
Additional Wiz resources
Get a personalized demo
Ready to see Wiz in action?
"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management