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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-51854
CVE-2024-51854:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in Hola Networks Hola Free Video Player, affecting versions through 1.3.9. The vulnerability was discovered on November 8, 2024, and was assigned CVE-2024-51854. This DOM-Based XSS vulnerability affects the WordPress plugin implementation of the video player (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been classified with 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 issue is categorized under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into websites using the affected plugin. These injected scripts would be executed when visitors access the compromised site (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the latest reports, no official fix has been released for this vulnerability. The issue is considered to have a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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