CVE-2024-12408
CVSS 3.1 Score 6.1 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Dec 21, 2024
CWE ID 79
Summary
CVE-2024-12408 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WP on AWS plugin for WordPress. The issue, present in all versions up to 5.2.1, stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in handling $_POST data. This weakness allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages, potentially executing arbitrary code if a user is tricked into performing a specific action, such as clicking on a manipulated link.
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