Medium severity · published Nov 12, 2024
CVE-2024-9836
The RSS Feed Widget WordPress plugin before 3.0.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is…
5.9
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The RSS Feed Widget WordPress plugin before 3.0.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
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)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RF
Rss Feed Widget · Rss Feed Widget Project
before 3.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9836
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9836
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f87af54e-3e58-4c29-8a30-e7d52234c9d4/
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