CVE-2024-8239

The Starbox WordPress plugin before 3.5.3 does not properly render social media profiles URLs in certain contexts, like the malicious user's profile or pages where the starbox shortcode is used, which may be abused by users with at least the contributor role to conduct Stored XSS 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/02796da0-218d-4cbb-98ca-49eeea83cac5/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:squirrly:starbox:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-09-30 06:15

Updated : 2024-10-07 15:48

NVD link : CVE-2024-8239

Mitre link : CVE-2024-8239

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-8239

JSON object : View

Products Affected

squirrly

starbox

CWE

CWE-79

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

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