Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Pagerank tools WordPress Plugin
CVE-2024-5730

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Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Pagerank Tools
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 June 2024

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-5730?

The Pagerank tools WordPress plugin through 1.1.5 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

Affected Version(s)

Pagerank tools 0 <= 1.1.5

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-2024-5730 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/17482b2c-c9ba-480a-8000-...
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Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Bob Matyas
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