CVE-2024-8788
WooCommerce EU/UK VAT Manager for WordPress Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description
The EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.11. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 28, 2024, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2024, 5:25 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/eu-vat-for-woocommerce/tags/2.12.12/includes/admin/class-alg-wc-eu-vat-admin.php#L461 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/eu-vat-for-woocommerce/tags/2.12.12/includes/admin/class-alg-wc-eu-vat-admin.php#L461 Product Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3158296/eu-vat-for-woocommerce/tags/2.12.14/includes/admin/class-alg-wc-eu-vat-admin.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3158296/eu-vat-for-woocommerce/tags/2.12.14/includes/admin/class-alg-wc-eu-vat-admin.php Patch Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/443c57bf-2f3d-4b8f-9dae-b11142a74341?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/443c57bf-2f3d-4b8f-9dae-b11142a74341?source=cve Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wpfactory:eu\/uk_vat_manager_for_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.12.14 -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 28, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.11. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/443c57bf-2f3d-4b8f-9dae-b11142a74341?source=cve [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/eu-vat-for-woocommerce/tags/2.12.12/includes/admin/class-alg-wc-eu-vat-admin.php#L461 [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3158296/eu-vat-for-woocommerce/tags/2.12.14/includes/admin/class-alg-wc-eu-vat-admin.php [No types assigned] Added CWE Wordfence CWE-79 Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-8788 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-8788
weaknesses.