Ditty WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Allows Stored Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
CVE-2024-3939

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Ditty
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 May 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-3939?

The Ditty WordPress plugin before 3.1.36 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)

Ditty 0 < 3.1.36

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-2024-3939 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/80a9eb3a-2cb1-4844-9004-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Krugov Aryom
WPScan
.