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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-1993
CVE-2024-1993:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Icon Widget plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-1993) in versions up to and including 1.3.0. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by Wordfence, with the initial disclosure made on May 2, 2024 (NVD CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the plugin's shortcode functionality. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (Wordfence Intel).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page (NVD CVE).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update their Icon Widget plugin to a version newer than 1.3.0 which contains the security fix. The vulnerability was addressed through improved input sanitization and output escaping mechanisms (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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