CVE-2024-8792

Published: Oct 30, 2024Modified: Nov 6, 2024

6.1

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 2.7

Source: security@wordfence.com (Secondary)

Description

The Subscribe to Comments 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, 2.3. 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.

Affected (1)

Products: Markjaquith: Subscribe To Comments

1 product

Subscribe To Comments

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Markjaquith Subscribe To Comments	Up to 2.3

Related CWEs

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

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (3)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/subscribe-to-comments/trunk/subscribe-to-comments.php#L1470

Source: security@wordfence.com

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3177660%40subscribe-to-comments%2Ftrunk&old=1198281%40subscribe-to-comments%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Source: security@wordfence.com

Patch

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a7566ac1-9ae2-44d2-8ad1-029957870992?source=cve

Source: security@wordfence.com

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