Medium severity · published Jul 13, 2024
CVE-2024-3753
Hostel < 1.1.5.3 - Reflected XSS
5.9
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Hostel WordPress plugin before 1.1.5.3 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HO
Hostel ·
before 1.1.5.3 · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3753
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3753
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e140e109-4176-4b26-bf63-198262a31409/
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