CVE-2024-5937 (GCVE-0-2024-5937)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-09 08:33 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:12
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Simple Alert Boxes <= 1.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Alert Shortcode
Summary
The Simple Alert Boxes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Alert shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-09 14:41 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mardojai | Simple Alert Boxes |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.4.0
(semver)
|
guessed |
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