Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-44053

CVE-2024-44053:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Opor Ayam WordPress theme contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting versions up to and including 1.8. This vulnerability was discovered on August 29, 2024, and was assigned CVE-2024-44053. The issue stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the theme's functionality (Patchstack, WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting) issue. It has received varying CVSS scores: NIST assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, while Patchstack rated it at 7.1 (High) (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when users perform specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link. The successful exploitation could lead to the execution of malicious JavaScript code in the context of other users' browsers (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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