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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-53748
CVE-2024-53748:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in Terry Lin's WP Mermaid WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 1.0.2. The vulnerability was discovered and reported on November 28, 2024, and received the identifier CVE-2024-53748 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been classified with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The issue is categorized as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting) (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 current date, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. Given the low severity impact, virtual patching has been deemed unnecessary (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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