#VU98824 Stored cross-site scripting in WP Easy Post Types - CVE-2024-10080

Vulnerability identifier: #VU98824

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-10080

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
WP Easy Post Types
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: New Signature

Description

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 Post Meta. 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.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

WP Easy Post Types: 1.4.0 - 1.4.4

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External links
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1bee1eeb-5354-47c9-9ae1-b1608d87d7bb?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-post-types/tags/1.4.4/custom-type.php#L1622

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.