CVE-2024-8965

CVSS 3.1 Score 5.4 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Sep 27, 2024
Updated: Oct 4, 2024
CWE ID 79

Summary

CVE-2024-8965 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability affecting the Absolute Reviews plugin for WordPress. The flaw, present in all versions up to 1.1.3, stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the 'Name' field of a custom post criteria. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts. These scripts will execute whenever a user accesses a page that has been manipulated, potentially leading to unintended actions or data exposure.

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