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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-49673
CVE-2024-49673:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Van Abel LaTeX2HTML WordPress plugin contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting versions up to and including 2.5.4. This security issue was discovered on October 21, 2024, and was assigned CVE-2024-49673 (Patchstack, WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium). The security flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the plugin's functionality (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that will execute when users perform specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link. The successful exploitation could lead to the execution of malicious client-side code in the context of the affected website (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.5.5 of the LaTeX2HTML plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to resolve the security issue (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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