CVE-2024-8967
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.4 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Oct 2, 2024
Updated: Oct 8, 2024
CWE ID 79
Summary
CVE-2024-8967 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the PWA — easy way to Progressive Web App plugin for WordPress. Versions up to and including 1.6.3 are vulnerable to this issue. Attackers with Author-level access and above can exploit this weakness by uploading malicious SVG files. The plugin fails to adequately sanitize and escape input, enabling the attacker to inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts are executed whenever a user accesses the affected SVG file, posing a significant security risk.
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