CVE-2024-10116

Summary

CVE-2024-10116 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Twitter Follow Button plugin for WordPress. This issue, which impacts all versions up to and including 0.2, enables authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts. The 'username' parameter is the vector for this attack, as insufficient input sanitization and output escaping allow the malicious code to be stored and executed whenever a user visits an injected page. This vulnerability poses a significant risk, as it can lead to unintended website behavior, data theft, or even complete website takeover. It is crucial that users of the plugin upgrade to a patched version as soon as possible to mitigate this threat.

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