Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Phlox Theme Plugin for WordPress

CVE-2024-12588

What is CVE-2024-12588?

The Phlox theme plugin for WordPress, developed by Auxin, has a severe stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-12588. This issue arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping within the plugin's Staff widget. It permits authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts within the plugin, which will then be executed whenever a user visits an affected page. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to WordPress site security, particularly for websites using the Phlox theme plugin version 2.16.4 or earlier.

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