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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-9227
CVE-2024-9227:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry WordPress plugin before version 11.9.18 contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The issue was discovered in August 2024 and affects the podcast settings functionality where some settings are not properly sanitized and escaped when adding a podcast (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization and escaping of settings when adding a podcast, allowing admin users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated users with Author privileges or higher to inject malicious scripts that can be executed when other users view the affected pages. This could lead to potential theft of sensitive information or manipulation of user sessions (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 11.9.18 of the PowerPress Podcasting plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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