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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-9208
CVE-2024-9208:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Enable Accessibility plugin for WordPress contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-9208) due to improper URL escaping in the use of addqueryarg & removequeryarg functions in versions up to 1.4.1. The vulnerability was disclosed on January 7, 2025 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from insufficient escaping of URL parameters when using WordPress's addqueryarg and removequeryarg functions. This implementation flaw has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 (Wordfence).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when users perform specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link. The impact primarily affects confidentiality and integrity with low severity, while availability is not impacted (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update to a version newer than 1.4.1 when available. The vulnerability was identified in the accessibility-attachments-alt.php file (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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