Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in PCRecruiter Extensions Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-11776

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Pcrecruiter Extensions
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 December 2024

Summary

The PCRecruiter Extensions plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a critical Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-11776. This weakness stems from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes within the plugin's 'PCRecruiter' shortcode. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary web scripts. Once inserted, these scripts will execute in the context of any user accessing the modified pages, potentially allowing attackers to steal sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions.

Affected Version(s)

PCRecruiter Extensions * <= 1.4.10

References

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

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

muhammad yudha
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