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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-5788
CVE-2024-5788:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Silesia WordPress theme version 1.0.6 and below contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-5788. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on June 27, 2024, and was last updated on June 28, 2024. This security issue affects users with Contributor-level permissions or higher (Wordfence Intel).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating a Medium severity level. The issue is specifically related to the button shortcode functionality in the theme (Wordfence Intel).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to store and execute malicious scripts on the website, potentially affecting other users who view the compromised content (Wordfence Intel).
Exploitability
The vulnerability requires authentication with at least Contributor-level access to exploit, making it somewhat limited in scope but still significant for websites using the affected theme versions (Wordfence Intel).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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