CVE-2024-12290

Summary

CVE-2024-12290 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Infility Global plugin for WordPress. This issue, present in all versions up to and including 2.9.8, stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary web scripts through the 'set_type' parameter. Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to execute malicious code in pages visited by unsuspecting users, potentially leading to data theft, or even complete site takeover. Users are advised to update to the latest version of the plugin or consider disabling it as a temporary measure until a patch is available.

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