Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Phlox Theme Plugin for WordPress

Summary

The Phlox theme plugin for WordPress contains a critical Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-9545) that affects all versions up to and including 2.16.4. This security flaw arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping in the plugin's aux_contact_box and aux_gmaps shortcodes. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level privileges can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages, resulting in potential malicious code execution whenever users access those pages. It is crucial for users to update to the latest version of the plugin to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

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