PT-2024-39638 · WordPress · Display Medium Posts

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Published

2024-10-03

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Updated

2024-10-10

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CVE-2024-9445

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Display Medium Posts plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 5.0.1
Description The Display Medium Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's display medium posts shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes, such as username and password. This makes it possible for 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, for example, through the /api/v1/login endpoint.
Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 5.0.1, update to a version that includes the necessary input sanitization and output escaping fixes to prevent the injection of arbitrary web scripts. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the display medium posts shortcode until a patch is available. Restrict access to the display medium posts shortcode to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using user-supplied attributes in the affected shortcode until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-9445

Affected Products

Display Medium Posts