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

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
RSS Feed Widget WordPress plugin
Status
Rss Feed Widget
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 November 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

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.

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-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database1 Proof of Concept(s)

Credit

Bob Matyas
WPScan
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