CVE-2024-29933: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in GhozyLab, Inc. Web Icons WordPress plugin versions up to 1.0.0.10. The vulnerability was reported on January 11, 2024, and was publicly disclosed on March 25, 2024 (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting) issue, identified as CWE-79. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L, indicating that it requires low attack complexity but needs low privileges and user interaction to exploit (Patchstack).

This 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).

The vulnerability requires contributor-level privileges to exploit, making it less likely to be exploited in the wild. The security issue has been assessed as having a low severity impact (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.0.0.11 of the Web Icons plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.0.0.11 or later to remove the vulnerability (Patchstack).