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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-51936
CVE-2024-51936:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the WordPress ESB Testimonials plugin, affecting versions up to 1.0.0. The vulnerability was identified on October 30, 2024, and publicly disclosed on November 8, 2024. The issue was assigned CVE-2024-51936 and affects the Henry ESB Testimonials plugin's functionality (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79). It 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 requires Contributor-level privileges or higher to exploit (Patchstack, Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability allows malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts are executed when guests visit the affected site (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Currently, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. The issue affects ESB Testimonials plugin version 1.0.0 and earlier versions (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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