Arbitrary Web Script Injection Vulnerability in WP MultiTasking Plugin
CVE-2024-8189
Key Information:
- Vendor
WordPress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 28 September 2024
What is CVE-2024-8189?
The WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘wpmt_menu_name’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.17 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

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Affected Version(s)
WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities * <= 0.1.17
References
CVSS V3.1
Timeline
Vulnerability published