PT-2024-31049 · WordPress · Comparison Slider

Aillesim + 1 · Published 2024-05-30 · Updated 2024-05-30 · CVE-2024-4422

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 Comparison Slider plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.0.5

Description The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the slider title parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This allows authenticated attackers, with subscriber 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, 1.0.5, update to a version that addresses the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the slider title parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Missing Authorization

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-4422

Affected Products

Comparison Slider

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4422 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4422 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/81498 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0907c74e-0bb8-4761-aabf-79d880c78415?source=cve · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/comparison-slider · Note