CVE-2024-8276
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The WPZOOM Portfolio Lite – Filterable Portfolio Plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-8276) in versions up to and including 1.4.4. The vulnerability exists in the 'align' attribute within the 'wp:wpzoom-blocks' Gutenberg block due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper input sanitization and output escaping in the 'align' attribute within the 'wp:wpzoom-blocks' Gutenberg block. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.4 (Medium) with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (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 (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.4.5 of the WPZOOM Portfolio Lite plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to protect against this security issue (WordPress Plugin).

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