CVE-2024-1401 — MEDIUM (4.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-1401?

CVE-2024-1401 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2024-1401?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Awplife Profile Box Shortcode And Widget.

Vulnerability Description

The Profile Box Shortcode And Widget WordPress plugin before 1.2.1 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)

CVSS Score

4.8

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Awplife	Profile Box Shortcode And Widget	< 1.2.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/91064ba5-cf65-46e6-88df-0e4d96a3ef9f/ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/91064ba5-cf65-46e6-88df-0e4d96a3ef9f/ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-1401?

CVE-2024-1401 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM). The Profile Box Shortcode And Widget WordPress plugin before 1.2.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site ...

How severe is CVE-2024-1401?

CVE-2024-1401 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-1401?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Awplife Profile Box Shortcode And Widget.