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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-12448
CVE-2024-12448:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Posts and Products Views for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the plugin's 'papvfwc_views' shortcode in versions up to and including 2.1. This vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on December 14, 2024, and has been assigned CVE-2024-12448. The plugin, which helps administrators track content popularity by displaying view counts for WordPress posts and WooCommerce products, is affected due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) issue with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.4 (Medium) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The security flaw exists in the plugin's shortcode functionality, specifically the 'papvfwc_views' shortcode, where user-supplied attributes are not properly sanitized before being stored and displayed (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page, potentially leading to unauthorized data access or manipulation of user sessions (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.1.1 of the Posts and Products Views for WooCommerce plugin. Site administrators are strongly advised to update to this latest version to protect against potential attacks (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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