Medium severity · published Sep 26, 2024
CVE-2024-8861
ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities <= 5.9.3.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
5.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.3.2 due to incorrect use of the wp_kses_allowed_html function, which allows the 'onclick' attribute for certain HTML elements without sufficient restriction or context validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PU
ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities · metagauss
through 5.9.3.2 · source: vendor
PR
Profilegrid · Metagauss
before 5.9.3.3 · source: NVD
Affected product
PU
ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities
metagauss
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8861
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8861
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/admin/class-profile-magic-admin.php#L2065
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/includes/class-profile-magic.php#L268
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3157510/
Product
https://wordpress.org/plugins/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/#developers
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2d3188c2-e5b0-4d83-8c92-ae6b409c92f9?source=cve
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