PT-2024-16418 · WordPress · Forumengine

Rajan Kshedal + 1 · Published 2024-11-21 · Updated 2024-11-21 · CVE-2024-10623

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ForumEngine theme for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.8

Description The issue is related to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via a URL due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 1.8, update to a version that addresses the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping issue to prevent Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting user interactions with potentially malicious links to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-10623

Affected Products

Forumengine

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10623 · Security Note
• https://enginethemes.com · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1859601808651583494 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a8bfdf39-2387-4a6f-ab85-6756a1e67305?source=cve · Note