PT-2024-16878 · WordPress · Gd Bbpress Attachments

Colin Xu · Published 2024-11-20 · Updated 2024-11-20 · CVE-2024-11278

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 GD bbPress Attachments plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 4.7.2

Description The issue arises from the use of add query arg without proper escaping on the URL, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages, which execute when a user performs a specific action, such as clicking on a link.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 4.7.2, update to a version higher than 4.7.2 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the add query arg function until a patch is available.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-11278

Affected Products

Gd Bbpress Attachments

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11278 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3189863/gd-bbpress-attachments/trunk/code/front.php · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/102228 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6f598cfc-4d41-4d22-95f0-47efdb7d07a2?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/11557 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gd-bbpress-attachments/trunk/code/front.php#L280 · Note