High-Privilege Users Can Perform Stored XSS Attacks via Unfiltered HTML
CVE-2024-6243

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 July 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The HTML Forms WordPress plugin before 1.3.33 does not sanitize and escape the form message inputs, allowing high-privilege users, such as administrators, to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disabled.

Affected Version(s)

HTML Forms 0 < 1.3.33

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.

References

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

Majdeddine Ben Hadj Brahim
WPScan
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