CVE-2024-11905

Summary

CVE-2024-11905 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Animated Counters plugin for WordPress. The issue lies in the 'animatedcounte' shortcode, which fails to properly sanitize and escape user-supplied attributes. Consequently, authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts into pages. These scripts will execute each time an affected page is accessed, posing a significant threat to site visitors. Upgrades to versions beyond 2.0 are recommended to mitigate this vulnerability.

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