Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in WP QuickLaTeX WordPress Plugin
CVE-2024-5472

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Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
WP Quicklatex
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 July 2024

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-5472?

The WP QuickLaTeX WordPress plugin before 3.8.7 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).

Affected Version(s)

WP QuickLaTeX 0 < 3.8.7

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-2024-5472 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dcddc2de-c32c-4f8c-8490-...
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Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Felipe Caon
WPScan
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