CVE-2024-12257

Summary

CVE-2024-12257 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the CardGate Payments plugin for WordPress, up to and including version 3.2.1. This issue arises due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, enabling unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts. Successful exploitation necessitates tricking a user into performing an action, such as clicking on a malicious link, and can potentially lead to the execution of malicious code within users' web browsers. This vulnerability poses a significant risk, particularly for e-commerce sites using the CardGate plugin, and requires immediate remediation.

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