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The Better Comments WordPress plugin before version 1.5.6 contains a security vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-2402. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on April 3, 2024, affecting the plugin's settings functionality. This security issue specifically impacts WordPress installations using the Better Comments plugin versions prior to 1.5.6 (WPScan).
The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, identified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.4 (Medium), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The core issue stems from inadequate sanitization and escaping of certain plugin settings (NVD).
The vulnerability allows high-privilege users such as administrators to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even in scenarios where the unfiltered_html capability is explicitly disallowed, such as in multisite setups. This could potentially lead to the execution of malicious scripts in users' browsers (WPScan).
The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.5.6 of the Better Comments plugin. Site administrators are strongly advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).
Source: This report was generated using AI
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