CVE-2024-0254

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  3. CVE-2024-0254
The (Simply) Guest Author Name plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's post meta in all versions up to, and including, 4.34 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

5.4 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0e9e2864-6624-497f-8bec-df8360ed3f4a?source=cve Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/guest-author-name/trunk/sfly-guest-author.php Issue Tracking
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3027723%40guest-author-name&new=3027723%40guest-author-name&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:shooflysolutions:\(simply\)_guest_author_name:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
History

12 Feb 2024, 20:53

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.4
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/guest-author-name/trunk/sfly-guest-author.php - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/guest-author-name/trunk/sfly-guest-author.php - Issue Tracking
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3027723%40guest-author-name&new=3027723%40guest-author-name&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3027723%40guest-author-name&new=3027723%40guest-author-name&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= - Patch
References () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0e9e2864-6624-497f-8bec-df8360ed3f4a?source=cve - () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0e9e2864-6624-497f-8bec-df8360ed3f4a?source=cve - Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:shooflysolutions:\(simply\)_guest_author_name:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
First Time Shooflysolutions
Shooflysolutions \(simply\) Guest Author Name
CWE CWE-79

05 Feb 2024, 22:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2024-02-05 22:15

Updated : 2024-02-12 20:53

NVD link : CVE-2024-0254

Mitre link : CVE-2024-0254

JSON object : View

Products Affected

shooflysolutions

  • \(simply\)_guest_author_name
CWE
CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')