PT-2024-38935 · WordPress · Wp Adcenter

Francesco Carlucci · Published 2024-09-06 · Updated 2024-09-11 · CVE-2024-8317

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: WP AdCenter – Ad Manager & Adsense Ads plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.5.6

Description: The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ad alignment attribute 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, 2.5.6, update to a version later than 2.5.6 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the ad alignment attribute to minimize the risk of exploitation. Additionally, ensure that all user input is properly sanitized and escaped to prevent similar issues in the future.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-8317

Affected Products

Wp Adcenter

References · 14

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3146736/#file6 · Patch
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3146736 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8317 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8317 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1831954155251916889 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/94239 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/4955 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpadcenter/trunk/admin/class-wpadcenter-admin.php#L2922 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/93513 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1832004461750792661 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ac7f95c7-2159-4327-ba09-da7721f1312e?source=cve · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpadcenter/#developers · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpadcenter/trunk/admin/class-wpadcenter-admin.php#L3127 · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpadcenter/trunk/admin/class-wpadcenter-admin.php#L3020 · Note