What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-7982?

CVE-2024-7982 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-7982?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-7982. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.7%.

Registrations For The Events Calendar CVE-2024-7982

CRITICAL

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

2024-11-08 contact@wpscan.com

WordPress XSS Registrations For The Events Calendar

9.6

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: wpscan

Severity by source

Vendor (wpscan) PRIMARY

9.6 CRITICAL

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

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:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 08, 2024 - 06:15 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.6

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

The Registrations for the Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 2.12.4 does not sanitise and escape some parameters when accepting event registrations, which could allow unauthenticated users to. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.6), 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 Registrations for the Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 2.12.4 does not sanitise and escape some parameters when accepting event registrations, which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks. Affected products include: Roundupwp Registrations For The Events Calendar. Version information: before 2.12.4.

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.