Unfiltered HTML Setting Vulnerability in WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin Could Lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
CVE-2024-2309

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
WP Staging WordPress Backup Plugin
WP-staging-pro
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 April 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.4.0, wp-staging-pro WordPress plugin before 5.4.0 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)

WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin 0 < 3.4.0

wp-staging-pro 0 < 5.4.0

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-2024-2309 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a4152818-1e07-46a7-aec4-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dmitrii Ignatyev
WPScan
.