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CVE-2024-0711 (GCVE-0-2024-0711)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-18 19:05 – Updated: 2024-10-27 22:11
VLAI
Title
Buttons Shortcode and Widget <= 1.16 - Stored XSS via shortcode
Summary
The Buttons Shortcode and Widget WordPress plugin through 1.16 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.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-27 22:10 UTC
CWE
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8e286c04-ef32-4a… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Buttons Shortcode and Widget Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.16 (semver)
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otwthemes buttons_shortcode_and_widget Affected: 0 , < 1.16 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:otwthemes:buttons_shortcode_and_widget:-:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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