Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Optio Dentistry Plugin for WordPress

CVE-2024-12507

What is CVE-2024-12507?

The Optio Dentistry plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes within the 'optio-lightbox' shortcode. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor-level access and higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. When users access these compromised pages, the injected scripts may execute in their browsers, posing significant risks to site integrity and user security.

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