PT-2024-34955 · Help Scout · Beacon For Help Scout

Soprobro · Published 2024-11-19 · Updated 2024-11-23 · CVE-2024-51828

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Beacon For Help Scout versions 1.3.0 and earlier

Description The issue affects the Beacon For Help Scout plugin, allowing DOM-Based XSS due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation. This can lead to cross-site scripting attacks.

Recommendations For versions 1.3.0 and earlier, update to the latest version to mitigate the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to potentially vulnerable web pages until the update is applied.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-51828

Affected Products

Beacon For Help Scout

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51828 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1858926719274807459 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/beacon-for-helpscout/wordpress-beacon-for-help-scout-plugin-1-3-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1860186890210623620 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/beacon-for-helpscout/vulnerability/wordpress-beacon-for-help-scout-plugin-1-3-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1860186898045473006 · Twitter Post