CVE-2024-12239

Summary

CVE-2024-12239 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the PowerPack Lite plugin for WordPress, versions up to 1.3.0.5. This issue arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the navigate parameter. Consequently, unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts into pages, potentially tricking administrative users to execute them by performing specific actions such as clicking on a link. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to websites using the affected plugin version, necessitating immediate updates to mitigate the threat.

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