Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-8541

CVE-2024-8541:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Discount Rules for WooCommerce plugin (versions up to 2.6.5) contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability due to improper URL escaping. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on October 15, 2024, affecting the plugin's 'Leave a Review' notice functionality (NVD Database).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper use of addqueryarg without appropriate URL escaping in the plugin's review notice component. This vulnerability is specifically tied to the 'Leave a Review' notice that appears after 100 orders are made and remains until dismissed by a user. The severity is rated as MEDIUM with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) according to NVD's assessment (NVD Database).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when site administrators click on specially crafted links. The impact is limited to scenarios where the 'Leave a Review' notice is active (NVD Database).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.6.5 of the Discount Rules for WooCommerce plugin. Site administrators are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (NVD Database).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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CVE-2024-8541: WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation