CVE-2024-4783
WordPress jQuery T(-) Countdown Widget Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description
The jQuery T(-) Countdown Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's tminus shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.25 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 23, 2024, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
May 24, 2024, 1:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
3.1
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2024-4783
vulnerability.
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CVE-2024-4783 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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Cybersecurity News
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Cybersecurity News
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Cybersecurity News
Hikvision Patches Security Flaw in Network Cameras, Preventing Cleartext Credential Transmission
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Cybersecurity News
Microsoft Boosts Email Security with General Availability of Inbound SMTP DANE with DNSSEC
Microsoft announced the general availability of Inbound SMTP DANE with DNSSEC for Exchange Online, marking a significant step forward in email security. This powerful feature combines two robust secur ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
Atlassian Confluence Vulnerability CVE-2023-22527 Exploited for Cryptomining
Attach chain | Image: Trend MicroIn a recently disclosed report by Trend Micro, attackers were observed exploiting a vulnerability in Atlassian’s Confluence servers (CVE-2023-22527) to hijack victim r ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
Cisco Investigates Potential Data Exposure, Confirms No Breach of Internal Systems
Cisco Systems is currently investigating an alleged unauthorized access to data housed on a public-facing DevHub environment. While initial reports suggested a potential breach of Cisco’s internal sys ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
Plane Project Management Tool Patches Critical SSRF Flaw – CVE-2024-47830 (CVSS 9.3)
A critical security vulnerability has been discovered and patched in Plane, a popular open-source project management tool. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-47830 and assigned a CVSS score of ... Read more
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CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 23, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The jQuery T(-) Countdown Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's tminus shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.25 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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. Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/78eeef12-123b-42f6-b446-c3f2d43153fd?source=cve [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jquery-t-countdown-widget/trunk/countdown-timer.php#L768 [No types assigned] Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-4783 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-4783
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