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FKIE_CVE-2024-6859

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-09-08 06:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 08:18
Summary
The WP MultiTasking WordPress plugin through 0.1.12 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ngothang wp_multitasking *

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    {
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        {
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          "product": "WP MultiTasking",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "0.1.12",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com"
    },
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:2.3:a:thangnv27:wp_multitasking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
          ],
          "defaultStatus": "unknown",
          "product": "wp_multitasking",
          "vendor": "thangnv27",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "0.1.12",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ngothang:wp_multitasking:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "E7B870E4-8199-46B0-95CD-11735A373DE4",
              "versionEndIncluding": "0.1.12",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
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          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The WP MultiTasking  WordPress plugin through 0.1.12 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El complemento WP MultiTasking de WordPress hasta la versi\u00f3n 0.1.12 no valida ni escapa algunos de sus atributos de c\u00f3digo corto antes de mostrarlos nuevamente en una p\u00e1gina o publicaci\u00f3n donde est\u00e1 incrustado el c\u00f3digo corto, lo que podr\u00eda permitir que los usuarios con el rol de colaborador y superior realicen ataques de Cross-Site Scripting Almacenado."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2024-6859",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T08:18:51.433",
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        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 5.4,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
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        "impactScore": 2.7,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary"
      },
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            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
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          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "timestamp": "2024-09-09T19:51:03.018446Z",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
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    ]
  },
  "published": "2024-09-08T06:15:02.497",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/34ae6121-304f-495b-bcc1-4fbd3d70a9fb/"
    }
  ],
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  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
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          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-79"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}



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