Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Email Subscribers by Icegram Express Plugin
CVE-2024-12566

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Email Subscribers By Icegram Express
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 January 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The Email Subscribers by Icegram Express WordPress plugin prior to version 5.7.45 is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. This vulnerability arises from a failure to properly sanitize and escape certain form settings, enabling high privilege users, such as administrators, to inject malicious scripts. This issue persists even when the unfiltered_html capability is disabled, making it particularly concerning in multisite setups where stringent controls on user capabilities are expected.

Affected Version(s)

Email Subscribers by Icegram Express 0 < 5.7.45

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-12566 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9206064a-d54e-44ad-9670-...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dmitrii Ignatyev
WPScan
.