CVE-2024-2079
CVSS 3.1 Score 6.4 of 10 (medium)
Details
Summary
CVE-2024-2079 is a vulnerability found in the WPBakery Page Builder Addons by Livemesh plugin for WordPress. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.8.1. It is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability, resulting from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages, which will execute whenever a user accesses the injected page. The risk score of this vulnerability is 26, with a base severity of MEDIUM. Remediation for this vulnerability requires updating the plugin to a version that includes the necessary security patches. Organizations using this plugin should be aware of the potential danger it poses in terms of unauthorized script injection and take appropriate measures to mitigate the risk.
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