PT-2025-1941 · WordPress · Bu Section Editing Wordpress Plugin

Hassan Khan Yusufzai + 1 · Published 2025-01-09 · Updated 2025-01-09 · CVE-2024-12736

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 BU Section Editing WordPress plugin versions 0.9.9 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting problem, where a parameter is not properly sanitised and escaped before being outputted back in the page. This could be exploited against high-privilege users, such as administrators.

Recommendations For versions 0.9.9 and earlier, update to a version that properly sanitises and escapes parameters to prevent Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-12736

Affected Products

Bu Section Editing Wordpress Plugin

References · 7

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d3c6a4c1-8358-4f8b-b58d-3f712052668f · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12736 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12736 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvedetector/14783 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1877256315191570642 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/106880 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1877287370870886680 · Twitter Post