WordPress Multiple Plugins Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability - 20240506001¶
Overview¶
WordPress Core is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via user display names in the Avatar block in various versions up to 6.5.2 due to insufficient output escaping on the display name. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. In addition, it also makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that have the comment block present and display the comment author's avatar.
What is vulnerable?¶
| Product(s) Affected | CVE | Severity | CVSS |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress from 6.0 through 6.0.7 WordPress from 6.1 through 6.1.5 WordPress from 6.2 through 6.2.4 WordPress from 6.3 through 6.3.3 WordPress from 6.4 through 6.4.3 WordPress from 6.5 through 6.5.1 |
CVE-2024-4439 | High | 7.2 |
| WordPress from n/a through 5.7 | CVE-2023-40000 | High | 8.3 |
What has been observed?¶
There is no evidence of exploitation affecting Western Australian Government networks at the time of publishing.
Recommendation¶
The WA SOC recommends administrators apply the solutions as per vendor instructions to all affected devices within expected timeframe of one month... (refer Patch Management):