SB2024112912 - Stored cross-site scripting in Ragic Shortcode plugin for WordPress
Published: November 29, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024112912
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-2024-11431)
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 in the "ragic" shortcode. 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://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ragic-shortcode/trunk/ragic.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3194610%40ragic-shortcode&new=3194610%40ragic-shortcode&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ragic-shortcode/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4afa0148-ad08-493d-9642-0edbde5e8349?source=cve