PT-2024-30701 · WordPress · Cssable Countdown

Bob Matyas · Published 2024-06-21 · Updated 2024-07-17 · CVE-2024-4384

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 CSSable Countdown WordPress plugin versions 1.5 and earlier

Description The issue allows high privilege users, such as admins, to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. This is possible because some settings are not properly sanitised and escaped, even when the unfiltered html capability is disallowed, for example in a multisite setup.

Recommendations For CSSable Countdown WordPress plugin versions 1.5 and earlier, update to a version that properly sanitises and escapes its settings to prevent Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-4384

Affected Products

Cssable Countdown

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad714196-2590-4dc9-b5b9-50808e9e0d26 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4384 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4384 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/86460 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/83973 · Telegram Post