Unauthenticated Attackers Can Use HTML Injection in wpDiscuz Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-6704

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
WPdiscuz
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 August 2024

What is CVE-2024-6704?

The Comments – wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in all versions up to, and including, 7.6.21. This is due to a lack of filtering of HTML tags in comments. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add HTML such as hyperlinks to comments when rich editing is disabled.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdiscuz/trunk...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3124810/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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