PT-2024-17264 · WordPress · Pingmeter Uptime Monitoring

Dale Mavers + 1 · Published 2024-12-21 · Updated 2024-12-21 · CVE-2024-11808

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 Pingmeter Uptime Monitoring plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.0.3

Description The issue is related to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the wpnonce parameter 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, 1.0.3, consider disabling the wpnonce parameter until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of arbitrary web script injection. Avoid using the wpnonce parameter in sensitive operations until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-11808

Affected Products

Pingmeter Uptime Monitoring

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11808 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pingmeter-uptime-monitoring/trunk/pingmeter.php#L909 · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/13491 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1870391384978624575 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/105231 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7da41c7c-31c4-4e95-ac5a-25bd17e507b9?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1870439147405525014 · Twitter Post