Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-2864

CVE-2024-2864:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability (CVE-2024-2864) is an Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue affecting KaineLabs Youzify - Buddypress Moderation plugin versions 1.2.5 and below. The vulnerability was discovered by Esteban Segura Ripoll and was publicly disclosed on March 25, 2024 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.3 (High severity) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (Wordfence).

Impact

This vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the affected website. These injected scripts would be executed when guests visit the site, potentially compromising user security and website integrity (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. 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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