What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-1219?

CVE-2024-1219 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-1219?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-1219. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.3%.

Easy Social Feed CVE-2024-1219

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2024-04-17 contact@wpscan.com

WordPress XSS Easy Social Feed

5.3

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: wpscan

Severity by source

Vendor (wpscan) PRIMARY

5.3 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 17, 2024 - 05:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionCVE.org

The Easy Social Feed WordPress plugin before 6.5.6 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

AnalysisAI

The Easy Social Feed WordPress plugin before 6.5.6 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The Easy Social Feed WordPress plugin before 6.5.6 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admin Affected products include: Easysocialfeed Easy Social Feed. Version information: before 6.5.6.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.