PT-2024-18087 · WordPress · Photos/Files Contest Gallery Wordpress Plugin

Giulio + 1 · Published 2024-03-11 · Updated 2024-03-12 · CVE-2024-1487

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Photos and Files Contest Gallery WordPress plugin versions prior to 21.3.1

Description The issue concerns a lack of sanitization and escaping of certain parameters, potentially allowing Cross-Site Scripting attacks by users with a role as low as author.

Recommendations For versions prior to 21.3.1, update to version 21.3.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the role of users to prevent potential exploitation until the update is applied. Avoid using vulnerable parameters in the plugin until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-1487

Affected Products

Photos/Files Contest Gallery Wordpress Plugin

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c028cd73-f30a-4c8b-870f-3071055f0496 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1487 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1487 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1767253904994013534 · Twitter Post