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CVE-2024-8045: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Advanced WordPress Backgrounds plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-8045) via the 'imageTag' parameter in versions up to and including 1.12.3. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on September 11, 2024, affecting the WordPress plugin that allows users to create custom background effects (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'imageTag' parameter. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) by NIST with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, while Wordfence assessed it at 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

When exploited, 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 unauthorized data access or manipulation (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.12.4 of the Advanced WordPress Backgrounds plugin. The fix includes improved escaping of the imageTag attribute in the AWB block to prevent XSS vulnerability (WordPress Plugin).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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