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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-52493
CVE-2024-52493:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in Josh Leuze Meteor Slides plugin affecting versions through 1.5.7. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in November 2024 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting) issue. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.9 (Medium), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L (Patchstack).
Impact
The vulnerability allows for stored XSS attacks, which could enable malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts will be executed when guests visit the affected site (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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