CVE-2024-4943
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CVE-2024-4943 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. The Blocksy theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘has_field_link_rel’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.46 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Blocksy theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘has_field_link_rel’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.46 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Creativethemes | Blocksy | < 2.0.47 |
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Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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