CVE-2024-8804

Published: Oct 4, 2024Modified: Oct 10, 2024

5.4

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.3 / Impact: 2.7

Source: NVD

Description

The Code Embed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's script embed functionality in all versions up to, and including, 2.4 due to insufficient restrictions on who can utilize the functionality. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected (1)

Products: Davidartiss: Code Embed

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Davidartiss Code Embed	Before 2.5

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 (2)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3162219%40simple-embed-code&new=3162219%40simple-embed-code&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Source: security@wordfence.com

Patch

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ab4149e1-8378-4007-bbf2-1ac3c479e7ea?source=cve

Source: security@wordfence.com

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