EmbedPress Plugin for WordPress cross-site scripting | CVE-2024-2688
NAME
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EmbedPress Plugin for WordPress cross-site scripting
Platforms Affected:
WordPress EmbedPress Plugin for WordPress 3.9.12
Risk Level:
5.4
Exploitability:
High
Consequences:
Cross-Site Scripting
DESCRIPTION
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EmbedPress Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the the _id attribute of widgets to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Access Vector:
Network
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