Medium severity · published Jun 11, 2024
CVE-2024-0653
Custom Field Template <= 2.6.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scritping
4.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Custom Field Template plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CF
Custom Field Template · hiroaki-miyashita
through 2.6.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0653
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0653
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3069937%40custom-field-template&new=3069937%40custom-field-template&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9a88330e-fbeb-4ac7-a143-a59766accbeb?source=cve
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