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CVE-2024-24836:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2024-24836 is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in the Audrasjb GDPR Data Request Form WordPress plugin affecting versions up to 1.6. The vulnerability was reported by Ngô Thiên An (ancorn_ from VNPT-VCI) on December 11, 2023, and was publicly disclosed on February 2, 2024 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) issue, stemming from improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CWE-79). The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, indicating that it requires low attack complexity and limited privileges to exploit (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website which will be executed when guests visit the site (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update to version 1.7 or later of the GDPR Data Request Form plugin to remediate this vulnerability (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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