CVE-2024-12449

CVSS 3.1 Score 6.4 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Dec 18, 2024
CWE ID 79

Summary

CVE-2024-12449 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Video Share VOD plugin for WordPress. The issue lies in the 'videowhisper_player_html' shortcode, where user-supplied attributes are not properly sanitized and escaped. This weakness allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into pages. The scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the injected page, posing a significant security risk. All versions up to and including 2.6.30 are vulnerable.

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