PT-2024-32374 · WordPress · Testimonials Widget

Matthew Rollings + 1 · Published 2024-06-05 · Updated 2024-11-20 · CVE-2024-4705

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 Testimonials Widget plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 4.0.4

Description The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's testimonials shortcode 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, 4.0.4, update to a version higher than 4.0.4 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the testimonials shortcode for users with contributor-level access and above until a patch is available. Additionally, ensure proper input validation and output escaping for all user-supplied attributes to prevent similar issues in the future.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-4705

Affected Products

Testimonials Widget

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4705 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/testimonials-widget/trunk/includes/class-testimonials-widget-premium.php#L2198 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4705 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1798543809837670586 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ef4603b2-bd41-4f65-ba2a-8d06e32e67c1?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1798652795769512050 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/82137 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/102300 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/87175 · Telegram Post