Stored cross-site scripting in Perfect Portal Widgets plugin for WordPress



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-12527
CWE-ID CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Perfect Portal Widgets
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Perfect Portal (UK) Ltd

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU105906

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12527

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 "perfect_portal_intake_form" 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

Perfect Portal Widgets: 3.0.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/perfect-portal-widgets/tags/3.0.3/perfect-portal-widgets.php#L330
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bded6765-e994-46a4-8c88-c324a4fd6ee6?source=cve


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.



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