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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-51814
CVE-2024-51814:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the WordPress 活动链接推广插件 (Activity Link Promotion Plugin) affecting versions up to 1.2.0. The vulnerability was reported on October 23, 2024, and publicly disclosed on November 8, 2024 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a DOM-Based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) issue, which received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website which will be executed when guests visit the site (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.2.4 of the plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.2.4 or later to remove the vulnerability. The security issue has been classified as having a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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