Stored cross-site scripting in Favorites plugin for WordPress

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU88066

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2948

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "user_favorites" shortcode. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Favorites: 1.0 - 2.3.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:kylephillips:favorites:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:kylephillips:favorites:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:kylephillips:favorites:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/38a87046-9a46-40c2-b10d-d1a7d5ef8742?source=cve
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3061244%40favorites&new=3061244%40favorites&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.