Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Sydney Toolbox Plugin for WordPress

CVE-2024-3208

What is CVE-2024-3208?

The Sydney Toolbox plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability found in the Filterable Gallery widget. This vulnerability arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied attributes. As a result, authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above can inject malicious scripts into pages, which are executed when users access those compromised pages. This vulnerability underscores the importance of rigorous security measures to protect web applications from potentially harmful scripts.

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