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2 vulnerabilities found for aThemes Starter Sites by smub
CVE-2024-6897 (GCVE-0-2024-6897)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-07-27 11:13 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:19
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
aThemes Starter Sites <= 1.0.53 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload
Summary
The aThemes Starter Sites plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.53 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| smub | aThemes Starter Sites |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.0.53
(semver)
|
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CVE-2024-6897 (GCVE-0-2024-6897)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-27 11:13 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:19
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
aThemes Starter Sites <= 1.0.53 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload
Summary
The aThemes Starter Sites plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.53 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| smub | aThemes Starter Sites |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.0.53
(semver)
|
Credits
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