PT-2024-18802 · WordPress · Remote Content Shortcode

Francesco Carlucci · Published 2024-05-30 · Updated 2024-05-30 · CVE-2024-2089

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Remote Content Shortcode plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.5

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

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 1.5, consider disabling the remote content shortcode until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to pages that use the remote content shortcode to minimize the risk of arbitrary web script execution. Avoid using the remote content shortcode with user-supplied attributes 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-2024-2089

Affected Products

Remote Content Shortcode

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2089 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/81495 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/66abfe6b-c706-4e70-b35b-ee04da613933?source=cve · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/remote-content-shortcode · Note