CVE-2024-37122
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Biplob Adhikari Accordions WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to 2.3.5. The vulnerability was reported on February 5, 2024, by Jean Tirstan T and was officially published on June 20, 2024, receiving the identifier CVE-2024-37122 (Patchstack).

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 received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when guests visit the affected site (Patchstack).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires administrator privileges to exploit, which significantly reduces its severity. It has been classified as having a low priority for patching due to the unlikely nature of exploitation (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the latest reports, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. Given the requirement of administrative privileges and the low severity impact, the risk is considered minimal (Patchstack).

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