CVE-2024-9836

MEDIUM EPSS 21.4%
Published Nov 12, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.9 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Nov 12, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The RSS Feed Widget WordPress plugin before 3.0.0 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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.9
Exploitability
1.7
Impact
3.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
21.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
rss_feed_widget_projectrss_feed_widget* <3.0.0

References 1

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f87af54e-3e58-4c29-8a30-e7d52234c9d4/
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.