CVE-2024-5472
WordPress QuickLaTeX Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description
The WP QuickLaTeX WordPress plugin before 3.8.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, 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 :
July 13, 2024, 6:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 1, 2024, 1:59 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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| URL | Resource |
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| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dcddc2de-c32c-4f8c-8490-f3d980b05822/ |
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 01, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 13, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The WP QuickLaTeX WordPress plugin before 3.8.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, 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/dcddc2de-c32c-4f8c-8490-f3d980b05822/ [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-2024-5472 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-2024-5472
weaknesses.