CVE-2024-3580
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Popup4Phone WordPress plugin through version 1.3.2 contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered on April 26, 2024, and affects the plugin's settings functionality (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper sanitization and escaping of settings in the plugin. High privilege users, such as Editors, can perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, which is particularly concerning in multisite setups. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.1 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows high-privilege users to inject malicious JavaScript code into the plugin's settings, which can then be executed when other users view the affected pages. This could lead to unauthorized actions being performed on behalf of other users or the theft of sensitive information (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the latest reports, there is no known fix available for this vulnerability (WPScan).

Additional resources


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