CVE-2024-2468

Summary

CVE-2024-2468 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the EmbedPress plugin for WordPress. The issue lies in the 'embedpress_pro_twitch_theme' attribute of the EmbedPress widget, which fails to properly sanitize and escape user-supplied inputs. This flaw, present in all versions up to 3.9.12, allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to inject malicious scripts. These scripts will execute whenever a user visits an affected page, posing a significant security risk.

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