CVE-2024-8549
CVSS 3.1 Score 6.1 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Sep 25, 2024
Updated: Oct 2, 2024
CWE ID 79
Summary
CVE-2024-8549 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin for WordPress. Versions up to and including 3.4.2 are impacted by this issue. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary web scripts into pages via the add_query_arg function, which is used in the plugin but lacks proper escaping. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute malicious scripts if they can trick users into performing a specific action, such as clicking on a link.
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