PT-2024-39217 · WordPress · Getresponse Forms By Optin Cat

Dale Mavers + 1 · Published 2024-10-17 · Updated 2024-10-29 · CVE-2024-8740

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: GetResponse Forms by Optin Cat plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.5.6

Description: The issue arises from the use of add query arg without proper escaping on the URL, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages, which execute when a user is tricked into performing an action like clicking a link.

Recommendations: For versions up to, and including, 2.5.6, update to a version higher than 2.5.6 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's functionality until a patch is available.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-8740

Affected Products

Getresponse Forms By Optin Cat

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8740 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8740 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/getresponse/tags/2.4.1/includes/eoi-subscribers.php#L353 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1847136626172145866 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/8287 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/51d14f45-4c30-4225-998d-f4f829e09bc0?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/98706 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3198562%40getresponse%2Ftrunk&old=3057989%40getresponse%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/99859 · Telegram Post