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CVE-2024-6894: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The RD Station plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-6894) in versions up to and including 5.3.2. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by Webbernaut, with public disclosure on September 4, 2024 (Wordfence Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of post metaboxes added by the plugin. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page, potentially leading to data theft, session hijacking, or other malicious actions (Wordfence Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to version 5.4.0 or later of the RD Station WordPress plugin, which addresses this vulnerability by implementing proper input sanitization and output escaping (WordPress Plugin).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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