Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-8032

CVE-2024-8032:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Smooth Gallery Replacement WordPress plugin through version 1.0 contains a security vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-8032. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on July 11, 2024, and involves a combination of Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issues. The plugin lacks proper CSRF protection mechanisms and has insufficient input sanitization and output escaping (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from missing CSRF checks combined with inadequate sanitization and escaping mechanisms in the plugin's functionality. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.1 (high), indicating significant severity. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting) and falls into the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (WPScan).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute a CSRF attack that can lead to stored XSS payloads being added to the system through an authenticated administrator account. This creates a persistent security risk as the malicious code remains stored on the website (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, there is no known fix available for this vulnerability. Users of the Smooth Gallery Replacement plugin should consider either removing the plugin or implementing additional security measures to protect admin accounts from CSRF attacks (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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