CVE-2024-0561
"WordPress Ultimate Posts Widget Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability"
Description
The Ultimate Posts Widget WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not validate and escape some of its Widget options before outputting them back in attributes, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
INFO
Published Date :
March 11, 2024, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 1, 2025, 12:05 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.3
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2024-0561
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2024-0561.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99b6aa8b-deb9-48f8-8896-f3c8118a4f70/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99b6aa8b-deb9-48f8-8896-f3c8118a4f70/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 01, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:inisev:ultimate_posts_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.3.1 Added Reference Type CVE: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99b6aa8b-deb9-48f8-8896-f3c8118a4f70/ Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type WPScan: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99b6aa8b-deb9-48f8-8896-f3c8118a4f70/ Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99b6aa8b-deb9-48f8-8896-f3c8118a4f70/ -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Oct. 31, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-79 Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 11, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Ultimate Posts Widget WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not validate and escape some of its Widget options before outputting them back in attributes, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup) Added Reference WPScan https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99b6aa8b-deb9-48f8-8896-f3c8118a4f70/ [No types assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-0561 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-0561
weaknesses.