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CVE-2024-51825:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2024-51825 is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in Alert Me! WordPress plugin versions through 0.4.0. The vulnerability was identified on November 8, 2024, and affects the DOM-based functionality of the plugin developed by Cristopher Ocaña (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a DOM-Based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). The attack vector requires low attack complexity (AC:L) with low privileges (PR:L) and user interaction (UI:R). The scope is changed (S:C) with low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:L/I:L/A:L) (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow malicious actors 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, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. The issue affects versions through 0.4.0 of the Alert Me! plugin (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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