Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Ask Me Anything (Anonymously) Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-12512

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Ask Me Anything (anonymously)
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 January 2025

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.

Affected Version(s)

Ask Me Anything (Anonymously) * <= 1.6

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ask-me-anything-anonymously/

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

SOPROBRO
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CVE-2024-12512 : Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Ask Me Anything (Anonymously) Plugin for WordPress