CVE-2024-8804 Information

Description

The Code Embed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin’s script embed functionality in all versions up to and including 2.4 due to insufficient restrictions on who can utilize the functionality. 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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Reference

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ab4149e1-8378-4007-bbf2-1ac3c479e7ea?source=cve https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3162219%40simple-embed-code&new=3162219%40simple-embed-code&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

6.4