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CVE-2024-47306:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking plugin, affecting versions up to 4.2.3. The vulnerability was discovered on September 4, 2024, and was assigned CVE-2024-47306. This security flaw allows for Stored XSS attacks in the plugin (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, specifically involving improper neutralization of input during web page generation. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.1 (High), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (Patchstack).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow malicious actors 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, potentially compromising user security and website integrity (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update to version 4.2.4 or later to resolve the vulnerability. For Patchstack users, a virtual patch has been issued to mitigate this issue by blocking any attacks until the update to a fixed version is completed (Patchstack).
Additional resources
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