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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-4094
CVE-2024-4094:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Simple Share Buttons Adder WordPress plugin before version 8.5.1 contains a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability exists because the plugin does not properly sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform XSS attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability could allow privileged users such as editors to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of other users' browsers, potentially leading to unauthorized actions and data theft (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update to Simple Share Buttons Adder version 8.5.1 or later, which contains fixes for this vulnerability (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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