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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-4602
CVE-2024-4602:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2024-4602 affects the Embed Peertube Playlist WordPress plugin versions before 1.10. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on July 13, 2024, impacting WordPress installations using this plugin (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue that occurs due to insufficient sanitization and escaping of plugin settings. This security flaw exists even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, such as in multisite setups. The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows high-privilege users such as administrators to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. When successfully exploited, the attacker can inject malicious web scripts that execute when users access the affected pages (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.10 of the Embed Peertube Playlist plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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