Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Responsive video embed plugin
CVE-2024-5475

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Responsive Video Embed
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 June 2024

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The Responsive video embed WordPress plugin before 0.5.1 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.

Affected Version(s)

Responsive video embed 0 < 0.5.1

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-2024-5475 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cee66543-b5d6-4205-8f9b-...
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Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Felipe Caon
WPScan
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