Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Ask Me Anything (Anonymously) Plugin for WordPress

CVE-2024-12512

What is CVE-2024-12512?

The Ask Me Anything (Anonymously) plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes through the 'askmeanythingpeople' shortcode. This vulnerability enables authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts. These scripts execute when users access compromised pages, posing a significant threat to the integrity of affected WordPress sites.

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