Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Simple Share Buttons Adder WordPress Plugin
CVE-2024-4094

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Simple Share Buttons Adder
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 June 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-4094?

The Simple Share Buttons Adder WordPress plugin before 8.5.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed

Affected Version(s)

Simple Share Buttons Adder 0 < 8.5.1

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-2024-4094 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/04b2feba-e009-4fce-8539-...
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

Dmitrii Ignatyev
WPScan
.