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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-6667
CVE-2024-6667:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The KBucket: Your Curated Content WordPress plugin versions before 4.1.5 contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability exists because the plugin does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, which could be exploited against administrators (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, specifically of the reflected type. It has been assigned CVE-2024-6667 and has received a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-79 classification (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of an administrator's browser session. This could potentially lead to unauthorized actions being performed with administrative privileges (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 4.1.5 of the KBucket 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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