Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in RSS Feed Widget WordPress Plugin
CVE-2024-9836

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Rss Feed Widget
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 November 2024

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-9836?

The RSS Feed Widget for WordPress presents a vulnerability where the plugin fails to adequately validate and escape certain shortcode attributes prior to rendering them on a page or post. This oversight may enable users with contributor privileges or higher to potentially execute Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Such attacks can lead to the injection of malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users, compromising their security and privacy.

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Affected Version(s)

RSS Feed Widget 0 < 3.0.0

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-9836 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f87af54e-3e58-4c29-8a30-...
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Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Bob Matyas
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