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MEDIUM
CVE-2024-6849
WordPress Preloader Plus Plugin Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

The Preloader Plus – WordPress Loading Screen Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 7, 2024, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 26, 2024, 4:36 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-6849 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-6849 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 Wp-brandtheme preloader_plus
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2024-6849.

URL Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/preloader-plus/tags/2.2.1/inc/preloader-plus.php#L351 Issue Tracking
https://wordpress.org/plugins/preloader-plus/#developers Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/85e0e1c5-211f-434c-8cc8-1ca676a8c7c2?source=cve Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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cyb3r-w0lf/nuclei-template-collection

This Repo clone and organize all nuclei templates that are found in Github.

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : Aug. 31, 2024, 10:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.
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20142995/nuclei-templates

nuclei-templates 4W+已校验

nuclei-templates

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Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
126 stars 23 fork 23 watcher
Born at : Feb. 26, 2024, 8:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-6849 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-6849 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. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/preloader-plus/tags/2.2.1/inc/preloader-plus.php#L351 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/preloader-plus/tags/2.2.1/inc/preloader-plus.php#L351 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/preloader-plus/#developers No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/preloader-plus/#developers Product
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/85e0e1c5-211f-434c-8cc8-1ca676a8c7c2?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/85e0e1c5-211f-434c-8cc8-1ca676a8c7c2?source=cve Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wp-brandtheme:preloader_plus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 2.2.1
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The Preloader Plus – WordPress Loading Screen Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/85e0e1c5-211f-434c-8cc8-1ca676a8c7c2?source=cve [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/preloader-plus/tags/2.2.1/inc/preloader-plus.php#L351 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://wordpress.org/plugins/preloader-plus/#developers [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Wordfence CWE-79
    Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-6849 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-2024-6849 weaknesses.

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