PT-2024-38864 · WordPress · Wp Multitasking

Michelle Porter · Published 2024-09-28 · Updated 2024-10-07 · CVE-2024-8189

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 0.1.17

Description: The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the wpmt menu name parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This allows authenticated attackers with administrator-level access to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The issue only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered html has been disabled.

Recommendations: For versions up to, and including, 0.1.17, update to a version that addresses the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the wpmt menu name parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-8189

Affected Products

Wp Multitasking

References · 9

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3158305 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8189 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8189 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-multitasking/trunk/wp-multitasking.php#L29 · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-multitasking/trunk/wp-multitasking.php#L71 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/97286 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/6608 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0c976e5a-2f6c-4632-99a7-a512b3dd38e6?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/96473 · Telegram Post