CVE-2024-5265
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CVE-2024-5265 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. The WPBakery Visual Composer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the link attribute within the vc_single_image shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The WPBakery Visual Composer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the link attribute within the vc_single_image shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wpbakery Page Builder Clipboard Project | Wpbakery Page Builder Clipboard | <= 7.6 |
References
- https://kb.wpbakery.com/docs/preface/release-notes/Release Notes
- https://kb.wpbakery.com/docs/preface/release-notes/Release Notes
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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