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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-54337
CVE-2024-54337:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The DX Dark Site WordPress plugin contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in versions through 1.0.1. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by SOPROBRO, and was fixed in version 1.1.1 (Patchstack, WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function, which allows unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts through forged requests. The vulnerability has been assigned 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 (Patchstack).
Impact
The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts via forged requests, provided they can trick a site administrator into performing specific actions such as clicking on a malicious link (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update to version 1.1.1 or later of the DX Dark Site plugin to address this vulnerability (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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