CVE-2024-2474

Summary

CVE-2024-2474 is a vulnerability in the Standout Color Boxes and Buttons plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 0.7.0. It is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages, which will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The risk score associated with this vulnerability is 25 out of 100, with a base severity of MEDIUM. The exploitability score is 3.1 out of 10, indicating a relatively low level of difficulty in exploiting this vulnerability. To remediate the issue, users should update the Standout Color Boxes and Buttons plugin to a version beyond 0.7.0, where this vulnerability has been addressed. The potential danger posed by this vulnerability lies in the ability for attackers to inject malicious scripts into pages, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data theft. Organizations using the affected versions of the Standout Color Boxes and Buttons plugin should prioritize updating to a patched version as soon as possible to mitigate the risk of exploitation and protect their website's integrity and user data.

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