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CVE-2024-51809:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in George Rood Keymaster Chord Notation Free plugin versions through 1.0.2. The vulnerability was identified on November 8, 2024, and was assigned CVE-2024-51809. This security issue affects the WordPress plugin's web page generation functionality (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, specifically of the stored variety. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor 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 (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the latest reports, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The issue affects versions up to and including 1.0.2 (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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