TOC Plus Plugin Vulnerability Allows Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
CVE-2024-5578

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Table Of Contents Plus
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 November 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The Table of Contents Plus WordPress plugin through 2408 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed

Affected Version(s)

Table of Contents Plus 0 <= 2408

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-2024-5578 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/641e4fc3-4214-4c2e-8245-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

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

Dmitrii Ignatyev
WPScan
.