Unfiltered HTML Settings Vulnerability in SendPress Newsletters WordPress Plugin
CVE-2024-1588

6.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Sendpress Newsletters
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 April 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-1588?

The SendPress Newsletters WordPress plugin through 1.23.11.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Affected Version(s)

SendPress Newsletters 0 <= 1.23.11.6

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-2024-1588 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2772c921-d977-4150-b207-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Manab Jyoti Dowarah
WPScan
.
The Cyber Security Vulnerability Database.