CVE-2024-30558: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

The Add Shortcodes Actions And Filters WordPress plugin contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to and including 2.10. The vulnerability was discovered on March 29, 2024, and was assigned CVE-2024-30558. This security issue affects the plugin developed by Michael Simpson and stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping (WPScan, Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) and has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The issue allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when users perform specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link (Patchstack).

The vulnerability enables attackers to inject malicious scripts, which could lead to various consequences including unauthorized redirects, unwanted advertisements, and execution of arbitrary HTML payloads when visitors access the affected website. The attack requires user interaction but can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system (Patchstack).

The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers and requires low attack complexity. However, successful exploitation depends on user interaction, such as clicking on a specially crafted link (WPScan).

Currently, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available (Patchstack).