Unfiltered HTML Settings Vulnerability in WP Secure Maintenance Plugin
CVE-2024-4753

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
WP Secure Maintenance
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 July 2024

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-4753?

The WP Secure Maintenance WordPress plugin before 1.7 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)

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Affected Version(s)

WP Secure Maintenance 0 < 1.7

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-2024-4753 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/81725b17-532a-43e6-8ce5-...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Guido Iván García Duva
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