CVE-2024-8701
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CVE-2024-8701 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The events-calendar WordPress plugin through 1.0.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The events-calendar WordPress plugin through 1.0.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Snumb130 | Events Calendar | <= 1.0.4 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/707d4b5b-8efe-4010-ba7d-80538545a2d5/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/707d4b5b-8efe-4010-ba7d-80538545a2d5/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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