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CVE-2024-8873:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The PeproDev WooCommerce Receipt Uploader plugin for WordPress contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-8873) discovered on November 15, 2024. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 2.6.9, stemming from improper use of addqueryarg without appropriate URL escaping (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium), characterized by the vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The technical root cause involves the improper implementation of the addqueryarg function without proper URL escaping mechanisms (Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when users perform specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link. This can lead to potential client-side attacks against WordPress users (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update their PeproDev WooCommerce Receipt Uploader plugin to a version newer than 2.6.9 if available. No specific workarounds have been publicly documented (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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