4.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-3899
WordPress Gallery Plugin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

The Gallery Plugin for WordPress WordPress plugin before 1.8.15 does not sanitise and escape some of its image settings, which could allow users with post-writing privilege such as Author to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 11, 2024, 6:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 25, 2024, 7:37 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

1.7
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-3899 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Enviragallery envira_gallery
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e3afadda-4d9a-4a51-b744-10de7d8d8578/ Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-3899 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-3899 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e3afadda-4d9a-4a51-b744-10de7d8d8578/ No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e3afadda-4d9a-4a51-b744-10de7d8d8578/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:enviragallery:envira_gallery:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.8.15
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Sep. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The Gallery Plugin for WordPress WordPress plugin before 1.8.15 does not sanitise and escape some of its image settings, which could allow users with post-writing privilege such as Author to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
    Added Reference WPScan https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e3afadda-4d9a-4a51-b744-10de7d8d8578/ [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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-2024-3899 weaknesses.

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