Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-52417

CVE-2024-52417:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the BoldThemes ReConstruction WordPress theme, affecting versions up to and including 1.4.7. The vulnerability was identified on November 13, 2024, and was assigned CVE-2024-52417. The security flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the theme's functionality (Patchstack, WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation). It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L, indicating that it can be exploited remotely without authentication but requires user interaction (Patchstack).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that will execute when users perform specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link. This could enable attackers to inject malicious scripts, redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads that would be executed when visitors access the affected website (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available. Website owners using the affected theme versions are advised to implement the mitigation immediately (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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