What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-8543?

CVE-2024-8543 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: 0.2%.

Slider Comparison Image Before And After CVE-2024-8543

MEDIUM

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

2024-09-10 security@wordfence.com

WordPress XSS Slider Comparison Image Before And After

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

Sep 10, 2024 - 10:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

The Slider comparison image before and after plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's [sciba] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.8.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

AnalysisAI

The Slider comparison image before and after plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's [sciba] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.8.3 due to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. 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 Slider comparison image before and after plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's [sciba] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.8.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Affected products include: Artembovkun Slider Comparison Image Before And After.

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.