Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-32556

CVE-2024-32556:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the WordPress HurryTimer plugin, affecting versions up to 2.9.2. The vulnerability was identified on March 18, 2024, and publicly disclosed on April 16, 2024. The issue was assigned CVE-2024-32556 and affects the plugin developed by Nabil Lemsieh (Patchstack Database).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, stemming from improper neutralization of input during web page generation. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium severity) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD, Patchstack Database).

Impact

The 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 Database).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.10.0 of the HurryTimer plugin. Users are advised to update to version 2.10.0 or later to remediate the security issue. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-updates for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack Database).

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Source: This report was generated using AI

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