PT-2024-38939 · WordPress · Xo Slider

Francesco Carlucci · Published 2024-10-01 · Updated 2024-10-04 · CVE-2024-8324

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: XO Slider plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.8.6

Description: The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the get slider function 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, 3.8.6, consider disabling the get slider function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the XO Slider plugin to minimize the risk of arbitrary web script injection. Update to a version that includes the necessary input sanitization and output escaping fixes to fully resolve the issue.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-8324

Affected Products

Xo Slider

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8324 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xo-liteslider/tags/3.8.6/inc/class-xo-slider.php#L247 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/96649 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be51c54d-b0f7-42b2-b9b3-1b5832e10a6b?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/6737 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xo-liteslider/tags/3.8.6/inc/class-xo-slider.php#L315 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1841065066235310341 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1841036682969432142 · Twitter Post