Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in AMP for WP Plugin
CVE-2024-11254

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Accelerated Mobile Pages
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 December 2024

What is CVE-2024-11254?

CVE-2024-11254 identifies a high-risk security vulnerability affecting the AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages plugin for WordPress. This vulnerability involves reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) due to inadequate input validation on the 'disqus_name' parameter. Any unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to inject arbitrary web scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or other malicious actions if a user is tricked into clicking a manipulated link.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accelerated-mo...
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

.