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CVE-2024-6307

WordPress Core < 6.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTML API

Published: Jun 25, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD
NVD MITRE
6.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 63.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
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Description

WordPress Core is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the HTML API in various versions prior to 6.5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on URLs. 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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Affected Products

WordPressWordPress FoundationWeb & CMS Plugins
wordpress foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Plugins

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc0d36f8-6569-49a1-b722-5cf57c4bb32a?source=cve
wordfence.com
https://wordpress.org/news/2024/06/wordpress-6-5-5/
wordpress.org
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/58473
core.trac.wordpress.org
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Timeline

Published
Jun 25, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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