Plugin Vulnerability Leads to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Old Web Browsers
CVE-2024-8056

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Mm-breaking News
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 September 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The MM-Breaking News WordPress plugin prior to version 0.7.9 fails to properly escape the 'REQUEST_URI' parameter. This oversight can lead to reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, especially impacting users of older web browsers. Attackers may exploit this vulnerability by crafting malicious URLs that, when accessed, can execute harmful scripts within the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to unauthorized access or data exposure.

Affected Version(s)

MM-Breaking News 0 <= 0.7.9

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-2024-8056 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/203b8122-f1e5-4e9e-ba83-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

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

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Bob Matyas
WPScan
.