What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-2430?

CVE-2024-2430 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-2430?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-2430. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.3%.

Website Content In Page Or Post CVE-2024-2430

MEDIUM

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

2024-07-12 contact@wpscan.com

WordPress XSS Website Content In Page Or Post

5.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 12, 2024 - 06:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

The Website Content in Page or Post WordPress plugin before 2024.04.09 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

AnalysisAI

The Website Content in Page or Post WordPress plugin before 2024.04.09 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, 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 Website Content in Page or Post WordPress plugin before 2024.04.09 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks Affected products include: Matteoenna Website Content In Page Or Post. Version information: before 2024.04.09.

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.