PT-2024-37260 · WordPress · Squelch Tabs/Accordions Shortcodes

Peter Thaleikis · Published 2024-07-09 · Updated 2024-07-09 · CVE-2024-5946

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: Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 0.4.8

Description: The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the tab shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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, 0.4.8, update to a version that addresses the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping issue in the tab shortcode. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the tab shortcode for users with Contributor-level access and above until a patch is available.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-5946

Affected Products

Squelch Tabs/Accordions Shortcodes

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5946 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1810663036266418656 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1810636227722518557 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3114198 · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/308 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/33f63bd9-3031-40e8-b72e-1cbbcce5b782?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squelch-tabs-and-accordions-shortcodes/trunk/squelch-tabs-and-accordions.php#L455 · Note