PayPal Plugin Vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
CVE-2024-5448

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Paypal Pay Now, Buy Now, Donation And Cart Buttons Shortcode
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 June 2024

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-5448?

The PayPal Pay Now, Buy Now, Donation and Cart Buttons Shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.7 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

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Affected Version(s)

PayPal Pay Now, Buy Now, Donation and Cart Buttons Shortcode 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-2024-5448 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c482fe19-b643-41ea-8194-...
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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

Bob Matyas
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