CVE-2024-11453

Summary

CVE-2024-11453 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the "WordPress Pinterest Plugin" up to version 1.8.8. The issue stems from insufficient sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied attributes in the 'gs_pin_widget' shortcode. This defect enables authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts. These scripts will be executed whenever an end-user accesses a manipulated page, posing a significant security risk.

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