CVE-2024-6718

The PVN Auth Popup WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 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

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7d28ea72-8c3b-4607-b877-7b10d954fef9/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7d28ea72-8c3b-4607-b877-7b10d954fef9/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:freebiesdownload:pvn_auth_popup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

27 May 2025, 20:00

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-05-15 20:15

Updated : 2025-05-27 20:00

NVD link : CVE-2024-6718

Mitre link : CVE-2024-6718

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-6718

JSON object : View

Products Affected

freebiesdownload

pvn_auth_popup

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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