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CVE-2024-5627: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Tournamatch WordPress plugin before version 4.6.1 contains a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that affects users with subscriber-level permissions or higher. The vulnerability was discovered on June 22, 2024, and was assigned CVE-2024-5627 (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper sanitization and escaping of parameters in the plugin. The issue specifically affects the team creation functionality where the 'name' parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing for the injection and storage of malicious JavaScript code. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 8.0 (high) and is classified as CWE-79: Cross-Site Scripting (WPScan).

Impact

This vulnerability allows users with subscriber-level permissions to perform stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. When successfully exploited, the malicious JavaScript payload gets stored in the database and executes when the Team List is displayed, potentially affecting other users viewing the content (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 4.6.1 of the Tournamatch WordPress plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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