CVE-2024-8239

MEDIUM EPSS 26.5%
Published Sep 30, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.4 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Sep 30, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The Starbox WordPress plugin before 3.5.3 does not properly render social media profiles URLs in certain contexts, like the malicious user's profile or pages where the starbox shortcode is used, which may be abused by users with at least the contributor role to conduct Stored XSS attacks.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.4
Exploitability
2.3
Impact
2.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
26.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
squirrlystarbox* <3.5.3

References 1

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/02796da0-218d-4cbb-98ca-49eeea83cac5/
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.