CVE-2024-3753
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Hostel WordPress plugin before version 1.1.5.3 contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability exists because the plugin does not properly sanitize and escape parameters before outputting them back in the page, which could be exploited against high privilege users such as administrators (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability affects the 'type' and 'offset' parameters in the plugin's admin interface. When these parameters are not properly sanitized, they can be manipulated to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.9 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L (CISA-ADP).

Impact

This vulnerability could allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of an administrator's browser session, potentially leading to unauthorized actions being performed with administrative privileges (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.1.5.3 of the Hostel WordPress plugin. Site administrators are advised to update to this version or later to protect against this security issue (WPScan).

Additional resources


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