CVE-2024-8056

The MM-Breaking News WordPress plugin through 0.7.9 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/203b8122-f1e5-4e9e-ba83-f5cd59d8a289/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mm-breaking_news_project:mm-breaking_news:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-09-12 06:15

Updated : 2024-09-27 21:29

NVD link : CVE-2024-8056

Mitre link : CVE-2024-8056

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-8056

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mm-breaking_news_project

mm-breaking_news

CWE

CWE-79

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

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