CVE-2024-2159
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CVE-2024-2159 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.7/10 on the CVSS scale. The Social Sharing Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.3.61 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Social Sharing Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.3.61 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Heateor | Sassy Social Share | < 3.3.61 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d7fa9849-c82a-4efd-84b6-9245053975ba/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d7fa9849-c82a-4efd-84b6-9245053975ba/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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