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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-24846
CVE-2024-24846:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in MightyThemes Mighty Addons for Elementor plugin affecting versions through 1.9.3. The vulnerability was reported on January 16, 2024, and publicly disclosed on February 2, 2024 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation). It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM) from NIST with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, while Patchstack assigned a higher CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH) (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when visitors access the affected site (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the disclosure, no official fix is available. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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