PT-2024-38637 · WordPress · Simple Headline Rotator

Daniel Ruf · Published 2024-09-11 · Updated 2024-09-27 · CVE-2024-7860

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Simple Headline Rotator WordPress plugin version 1.0

Description The issue is related to the lack of CSRF checks in some places, as well as missing sanitization and escaping, which could allow attackers to make logged-in admins add Stored XSS payloads via a CSRF attack.

Recommendations For version 1.0, consider disabling the plugin until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation. Restrict access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of CSRF attacks. Avoid using the plugin's features that are missing sanitization and escaping until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-7860

Affected Products

Simple Headline Rotator

References · 7

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/584156d7-928e-48c9-8b81-539ccb06f3f5 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7860 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7860 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1834183467568881674 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1834115204038160886 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/5443 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/96439 · Telegram Post