Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Phlox Theme Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-1396

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Shortcodes And Extra Features For Phlox Theme
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 May 2024

Summary

The Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability stemming from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the 'title_tag' parameter. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level and higher permissions to inject malicious web scripts into pages. When users access these compromised pages, the injected scripts can be executed, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure.

Affected Version(s)

Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme * <= 2.15.5

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements...

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

István Márton
Alex Thomas
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