PT-2024-32643 · WordPress · Wp Secure Maintenance

Guido Iván García Duva · Published 2024-07-12 · Updated 2024-08-01 · CVE-2024-4753

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP Secure Maintenance WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.7

Description The issue allows high privilege users, such as admins, to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even when the unfiltered html capability is disallowed, for example in multisite setups. This is due to the plugin not sanitizing and escaping some of its settings.

Recommendations For WP Secure Maintenance WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.7, update to version 1.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's settings for high privilege users to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-4753

Affected Products

Wp Secure Maintenance

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/81725b17-532a-43e6-8ce5-fe50a2ed0819 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4753 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4753 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/87330 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/709 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/85973 · Telegram Post