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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-51864
CVE-2024-51864:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Agnel Waghela Shortcode Collection WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to 1.4. The vulnerability was identified and reported on November 8, 2024, by security researcher SOPROBRO (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, specifically of the stored variety, which allows for the improper neutralization of input during web page generation. It has been assigned 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 (NVD).
Impact
This 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 visitors access the affected site (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the latest reports, no official fix has been released for this vulnerability. The issue affects versions up to 1.4 of the Shortcode Collection plugin (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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