PT-2024-17628 · WordPress · Simple Locator

Muhammad Yudha + 1 · Published 2024-12-14 · Updated 2024-12-14 · CVE-2024-12501

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Simple Locator plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.0.3

Description The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcodes due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes. This allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 2.0.3, update to a version that addresses the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping issue to prevent Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's shortcodes for users with contributor-level access and above until a patch is available.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-12501

Affected Products

Simple Locator

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12501 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-locator/tags/2.0.3/app/API/FormShortcode.php#L31 · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/12933 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3207747%40simple-locator&new=3207747%40simple-locator&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-locator/tags/2.0.3/app/API/AllLocationsShortcode.php#L19 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/38cb5e43-56d0-40b6-936a-f10f15d2e72f?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1867908464866984016 · Twitter Post