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CVE-2024-43304 (GCVE-0-2024-43304)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-18 21:07 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:10
VLAI
Title
WordPress Cryptocurrency Widgets plugin <= 2.8.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Cool Plugins Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List: from n/a through 2.8.0.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-19 13:58 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Cool Plugins Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.8.0 (custom)
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Credits
Trương Hữu Phúc / truonghuuphuc (Patchstack Alliance)
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