What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-2428?

CVE-2024-2428 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-2428?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-2428. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.5%.

Presto Player CVE-2024-2428

MEDIUM

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

2024-04-10 contact@wpscan.com

WordPress XSS Presto Player

4.7

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: wpscan

Severity by source

Vendor (wpscan) PRIMARY

4.7 MEDIUM

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

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

CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 10, 2024 - 05:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.7

DescriptionCVE.org

The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress WordPress plugin before 2.2.3 does not have proper capability check when updating its settings via a REST route, allowing Contributor and above users to update them. Furthermore, due to the lack of escaping in one of the settings, this also allows them to perform Stored XSS attacks

AnalysisAI

The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress WordPress plugin before 2.2.3 does not have proper capability check when updating its settings via a REST route, allowing Contributor and above users to update. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, 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 Ultimate Video Player For WordPress WordPress plugin before 2.2.3 does not have proper capability check when updating its settings via a REST route, allowing Contributor and above users to update them. Furthermore, due to the lack of escaping in one of the settings, this also allows them to perform Stored XSS attacks Affected products include: Prestoplayer Presto Player. Version information: before 2.2.3.

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.