Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2024-12407

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Push Notification For Post And Buddypress
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 January 2025

What is CVE-2024-12407?

The Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress plugin for WordPress suffers from a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability through the 'pushnotificationid' parameter in all versions up to 2.06. This flaw exists due to inadequate input validation and output encoding, allowing unauthenticated attackers to craft malicious web scripts. If a user is tricked into clicking a malicious link, those scripts can be executed within their browser context, potentially leading to unauthorized access or information disclosure.

Affected Version(s)

Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress * <= 2.06

References

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

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

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dale Mavers
.