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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-9388
CVE-2024-9388:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Black Widgets For Elementor WordPress plugin contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability via SVG File uploads in versions up to and including 1.3.7. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on October 30, 2024 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the plugin's SVG file upload functionality. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.4 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Author-level access or above to inject arbitrary web scripts through SVG file uploads. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the affected SVG file (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in version 1.3.8 of the Black Widgets For Elementor plugin, which improved SVG handling by adding sanitization on inputs. Users should update to version 1.3.8 or later to protect against this vulnerability (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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