CVE-2024-9638

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4.8 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

T

he Category Posts Widget WordPress plugin before 4.9.18 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

References
Link Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/119d5249-48e4-429e-8a1d-ad112e0c966d/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:zephyrwest:category_posts_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
History

14 May 2025, 16:09

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References () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/119d5249-48e4-429e-8a1d-ad112e0c966d/ - () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/119d5249-48e4-429e-8a1d-ad112e0c966d/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
First Time Zephyrwest
Zephyrwest category Posts Widget
CPE cpe:2.3:a:zephyrwest:category_posts_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

07 Jan 2025, 16:15

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 4.8
CWE CWE-79
Summary
  • (es) El complemento Category Posts Widget de WordPress anterior a la versión 4.9.18 no desinfecta ni escapa a algunas de sus configuraciones, lo que podría permitir a usuarios con privilegios elevados como el administrador realizar ataques de cross site scripting almacenado incluso cuando la capacidad unfiltered_html no está permitida (por ejemplo, en una configuración de varios sitios).

07 Jan 2025, 06:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-01-07 06:15

Updated : 2025-05-14 16:09

NVD link : CVE-2024-9638

Mitre link : CVE-2024-9638

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-9638

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Products Affected

zephyrwest

CWE
CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')