Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Affects WordPress Users
CVE-2024-9023

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
WP-webauthn
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 September 2024

Summary

The WP-WebAuthn plugin for WordPress is prone to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping on user-generated content within the wwa_login_form shortcode. This vulnerability affects all versions of the plugin up to and including version 1.3.1. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this weakness, allowing them to insert arbitrary web scripts into web pages. Such scripts are executed whenever users visit those compromised pages, potentially leading to data theft or unauthorized actions on behalf of users.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn/#developers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-webauthn/tr...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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