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

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Comments – 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.

Affected Version(s)

Comments – wpDiscuz 0 <= 7.6.21

References

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

EPSS Score

8% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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