SB2024101537 - Stored cross-site scripting in Category Icon plugin for WordPress
Published: October 15, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024101537
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8915)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1dc4acdc-754f-4ee0-947d-ff0c277e8181?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/category-icon/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/category-icon/trunk/category-icon.php#L437
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3167148/