PT-2024-39354 · WordPress · Stars Testimonials

Peter Thaleikis · Published 2024-10-01 · Updated 2024-10-04 · CVE-2024-8989

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: Stars Testimonials plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.3.1

Description: The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in the Stars Testimonials plugin for WordPress. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the stars testimonials shortcode. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above can inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Recommendations: For versions up to, and including, 3.3.1, update to a version that addresses the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping issue in the stars testimonials shortcode. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the stars testimonials shortcode for users with contributor-level access and above until a patch is available.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-8989

Affected Products

Stars Testimonials

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8989 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/6717 · Telegram Post
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/stars-testimonials-with-slider-and-masonry-grid/#developers · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b406f0b8-16b5-49ca-88d8-7717bef1ae61?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1841020492456870160 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/stars-testimonials-with-slider-and-masonry-grid/trunk/plugin.class.php#L1281 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1841098365922111753 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3159818/#file8 · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3159818 · Note