CVE-2024-47624: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in BannerSky BSK Forms Blacklist WordPress plugin versions through 3.8.1. The vulnerability was discovered by Le Ngoc Anh and was disclosed on September 30, 2024. This security issue affects all versions of BSK Forms Blacklist up to and including version 3.8.1 (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, specifically of the reflected type, which falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A3: Injection. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (High) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability can be exploited without authentication, making it particularly concerning (Patchstack).

This vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the affected website. These injected scripts would be executed when visitors access the compromised site, potentially leading to various forms of attacks against site users (Patchstack).

Users are advised to update to version 3.9 or later of the BSK Forms Blacklist plugin to resolve this vulnerability. For users unable to update immediately, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until the update can be applied (Patchstack).