CVE-2024-9645
MEDIUMCVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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3Description
The Post Grid, Posts Slider, Posts Carousel, Post Filter, Post Masonry WordPress plugin before 2.2.93 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Analysis
The Post Grid, Posts Slider, Posts Carousel, Post Filter, Post Masonry WordPress plugin before 2.2.93 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical Context
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 Post Grid, Posts Slider, Posts Carousel, Post Filter, Post Masonry WordPress plugin before 2.2.93 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. Affected products include: Pickplugins Post Grid. Version information: before 2.2.93.
Affected Products
Pickplugins Post Grid.
Remediation
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.
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