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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-51933
CVE-2024-51933:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in Christian Ladewig's Cookie Nonsense for YT WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to 1.2.0. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by SOPROBRO on October 30, 2024, and was publicly disclosed on November 8, 2024 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2024-51933 and received a CVSS v3.1 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 issue is classified under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) and requires contributor-level privileges to exploit (Patchstack).
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, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The issue affects versions up to 1.2.0 of the Cookie Nonsense for YT plugin (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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