CVE-2024-1697

Summary

CVE-2024-1697 is a vulnerability found in the Custom WooCommerce Checkout Fields Editor plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.3.1. It is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the save_wcfe_options function. The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The risk score for this vulnerability is 25, with a base severity of MEDIUM. The privileges required for exploitation are low, and there is no user interaction required. The attack vector is through the network, and the impact on integrity and confidentiality is low. The availability impact is none. Remediation for this vulnerability involves updating the affected plugin to a version that includes appropriate input sanitization and output escaping measures.

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