Plugin Vulnerability: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Advanced WordPress Backgrounds
CVE-2024-8045
Key Information:
- Vendor
Wordpress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 11 September 2024
What is CVE-2024-8045?
The Advanced WordPress Backgrounds plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or above to exploit an insufficient input sanitization and output escaping flaw via the ‘imageTag’ parameter. By injecting arbitrary web scripts into pages, attackers can manipulate the content delivered to users who access those pages, potentially leading to session hijacking, data theft, or other malicious actions. This vulnerability highlights the importance of robust code validation and user input sanitization within web applications.

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Affected Version(s)
Advanced WordPress Backgrounds * <= 1.12.3
References
CVSS V3.1
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved