CVE-2024-6494 (GCVE-0-2024-6494)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-07 06:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 13:11
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WordPress File Upload < 4.24.8 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS
Summary
The WordPress File Upload WordPress plugin before 4.24.8 does not properly sanitize and escape certain parameters, which could allow unauthenticated users to execute stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-07 13:09 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5b21a9be-b5fe-47… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WordPress File Upload |
Affected:
0 , < 4.24.8
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| wordpress_file_upload_project | wordpress_file_upload |
Affected:
0 , < 4.24.8
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress_file_upload_project:wordpress_file_upload:*:-:-:*:-:wordpress:*:* |
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