Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in WordPress Infinite Scroll Plugin
CVE-2024-4711

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor: Wordpress
Status: WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More
Vendor: CVE Published:; 1 June 2024

Summary

The WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ajax_load_more shortcode in versions up to, and including, 7.1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected Version(s)

WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More * <= 7.1.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-load-more...

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

Vulnerability published
Jun 1, 2024
Vulnerability Reserved
May 10, 2024

Credit

Craig Smith