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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-1806
CVE-2024-1806:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The ProfilePress WordPress plugin (formerly known as WP User Avatar) contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in versions up to and including 4.15.1. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-1806 and affects the plugin's shortcode functionality (NVD, Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability specifically affects the profilepress-edit-profile shortcode implementation in the plugin. It has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating a medium severity level (Wordfence).
Impact
This stored XSS vulnerability could allow authenticated users with Contributor level permissions or higher to inject malicious scripts into the website. These scripts would then be executed in the browsers of other users who view the affected pages (Wordfence).
Exploitability
The vulnerability requires an authenticated user with at least Contributor-level access to exploit, making it somewhat limited in scope but still significant for sites with multiple user roles (Wordfence).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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