#VU105899 Stored cross-site scripting in Accordion Slider - CVE-2024-11892
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105899
Vulnerability 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:
CWE-ID:
CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Accordion Slider
Web applications /
Modules and components for CMS
Vendor: bqworks
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 "accordion_slider" 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 update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Accordion Slider: 1.1 - 1.5.1
External links
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accordion-slider-lite/tags/1.5.1/public/class-accordion-renderer.php#L172
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accordion-slider-lite/tags/1.5.1/public/class-accordion-renderer.php#L93
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accordion-slider-lite/tags/1.5.1/public/class-accordion-slider.php#L310
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accordion-slider-lite/tags/1.5.1/public/class-accordion-slider.php#L445
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accordion-slider-lite/tags/1.5.1/public/class-accordion-slider.php#L98
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bb386ab5-1fb9-4649-99a6-0e3f971a02f8?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.
