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CVE-2024-4616 (GCVE-0-2024-4616)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-21 06:00 – Updated: 2024-08-09 18:46
VLAI
Title
Widget Bundle <= 2.0.0 - Unauthencated Reflected XSS
Summary
The Widget Bundle WordPress plugin through 2.0.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against only unauthenticated users
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-09 18:44 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d203bf3b-aee9-47… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Widget Bundle Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.0.0 (semver)
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devnath_verma widget_bundle Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.0.0 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:devnath_verma:widget_bundle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Bob Matyas WPScan
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