CVE-2024-9836 — MEDIUM (5.9)

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-9836?

CVE-2024-9836 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2024-9836?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Rss Feed Widget Project Rss Feed Widget.

Vulnerability Description

The RSS Feed Widget WordPress plugin before 3.0.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

CVSS Score

5.9

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

LOW

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Rss Feed Widget Project	Rss Feed Widget	< 3.0.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f87af54e-3e58-4c29-8a30-e7d52234c9d4/ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-9836?

CVE-2024-9836 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM). The RSS Feed Widget WordPress plugin before 3.0.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could all...

How severe is CVE-2024-9836?

CVE-2024-9836 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-9836?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Rss Feed Widget Project Rss Feed Widget.