What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-5573?

CVE-2024-5573 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-5573?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-5573. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.3%.

Easy Table Of Contents CVE-2024-5573

MEDIUM

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

2024-06-26 contact@wpscan.com

WordPress XSS Easy Table Of Contents

5.9

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: wpscan

Severity by source

Vendor (wpscan) PRIMARY

5.9 MEDIUM

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

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

CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 26, 2024 - 06:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.9

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

The Easy Table of Contents WordPress plugin before 2.0.66 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Cross-Site Scripting. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), 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 Easy Table of Contents WordPress plugin before 2.0.66 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed Affected products include: Magazine3 Easy Table Of Contents. Version information: before 2.0.66.

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.