CVE-2024-8718

Summary

CVE-2024-8718 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Gravity Forms Toolbar plugin for WordPress. Versions up to and including 1.7.0 are susceptible to this issue, which arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This weakness enables unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts into pages by tricking users into performing actions like clicking on malicious links. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in arbitrary code execution and potential unauthorized access to sensitive data. Users are strongly advised to update the plugin to a patched version to mitigate this risk.

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