CVE Alert: CVE-2024-9896
Vulnerability Summary: CVE-2024-9896
The BBP Core – Expand bbPress powered forums with useful features plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected Endpoints:
No affected endpoints listed.
Published Date:
11/2/2024, 8:15:03 AM
⚠️ CVSS Score:
Exploit Status:
Not ExploitedReferences:
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bbp-core/trunk/includes/features/bbpc_attachments/code/front.php#L284
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3179353/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-core/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a329cf0a-8800-470a-9657-452f26112956?source=cve
Recommended Action:
No proposed action available. Please refer to vendor documentation for updates.
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