Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Particle Background Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-11775

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Particle Background
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 December 2024

Summary

CVE-2024-11775 exposes a critical stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the Particle Background plugin for WordPress, specifically through the 'particleground' shortcode. This flaw arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping for user-supplied attributes, allowing authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts. When a user accesses an affected page, these scripts execute, potentially leading to data compromise and security breaches. The vulnerability affects all versions of the plugin up to and including 1.0.2, necessitating prompt updates to ensure website safety and integrity.

Affected Version(s)

Particle Background * <= 1.0.2

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/particle-backg...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/particle-background/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Djaidja Moundjid
.