Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-2953

CVE-2024-2953:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The LuckyWP Table of Contents plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-2953) affecting versions up to and including 2.1.4. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 22, 2024, and impacts the plugin's input handling mechanisms (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the plugin's code. This security flaw exists in multiple parameters within the plugin, allowing authenticated users with Contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (Wordfence).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page. This can lead to potential client-side attacks against site visitors and administrators (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should update to a version newer than 2.1.4 if available. In the absence of an update, site administrators should carefully review and potentially restrict Contributor and higher-level user permissions (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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