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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-5036
CVE-2024-5036:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Sina Extension for Elementor WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'url' parameter in versions up to and including 3.5.4. This vulnerability was assigned CVE-2024-5036 and was discovered in June 2024 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the plugin's code. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.4 (Medium) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N according to NVD's assessment. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update to version 3.5.5 or later of the Sina Extension for Elementor plugin to address this vulnerability. A patch has been released to fix the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping issues (WordPress Patch).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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