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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-53794
CVE-2024-53794:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in LOOS,Inc. Arkhe Blocks WordPress plugin affecting versions through 2.27.0. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 2, 2024, and was assigned CVE-2024-53794. This security issue allows for Stored XSS attacks in the plugin (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned 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 issue is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'). The vulnerability requires contributor-level privileges to exploit (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website which will be executed when guests visit the site (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.27.1 of the Arkhe Blocks plugin. Users are advised to update to version 2.27.1 or later to remove the vulnerability (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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