CVE-2024-8857
CVSS 3.1 Score 4.8 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Jan 7, 2025
CWE ID 79
Summary
CVE-2024-8857 is a vulnerability affecting the WordPress Auction Plugin before version 3.7. This issue permits high privilege users, such as editors, to execute stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks due to insufficient sanitization and escaping of plugin settings. Successful exploitation could result in code injection, data theft, or unauthorized user actions within the plugin. It is essential for WordPress users to update the plugin to the latest version as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.
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