Recipe Maker Plugin Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2024-9650

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
WP Recipe Maker
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 October 2024

Summary

The WP Recipe Maker plugin for WordPress exhibits a vulnerability related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting through the 'tooltip' parameter. This flaw exists in all versions up to and including 9.6.1 and arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping measures. Authenticated attackers, particularly those with Contributor-level access or higher, can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary web scripts into the page. When users visit an affected page, these scripts execute, potentially leading to unauthorized actions and data access within the web application.

Affected Version(s)

WP Recipe Maker * <= 9.6.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-make...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3173494/

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

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Craig Smith
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