Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in WP SHAPES Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-9619

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
WP Shapes
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 December 2024

Summary

The WP SHAPES plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.0.0, enabling authenticated attackers with Author-level access and higher to exploit the flaw by uploading SVG files containing malicious web scripts. These scripts can execute when unsuspecting users access the SVG files, posing significant security risks to the integrity of web pages and the safety of user data.

Affected Version(s)

WP SHAPES 1.0.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-shapes/#developers

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Francesco Carlucci
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