CVE-2024-2089
The Remote Content Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'remote_content' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Remote Content Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'remote_content' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.27% probability · 19th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/remote-content-shortcode/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/66abfe6b-c706-4e70-b35b-ee04da613933?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/remote-content-shortcode/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/66abfe6b-c706-4e70-b35b-ee04da613933?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.