CVE-2024-9898

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CWE-79)

Published: Oct 17, 2024 / Updated: 33d ago

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CVSS 6.4EPSS 0.07%Medium
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The Parallax Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's dd-parallax shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Timeline

First Article

Feedly found the first article mentioning CVE-2024-9898. See article

Oct 17, 2024 at 11:12 AM / CVE
CVSS Estimate

Feedly estimated the CVSS score as MEDIUM

Oct 17, 2024 at 11:14 AM
CVE Assignment

NVD published the first details for CVE-2024-9898

Oct 17, 2024 at 11:15 AM
CVSS

A CVSS base score of 6.4 has been assigned.

Oct 17, 2024 at 11:20 AM / nvd
EPSS

EPSS Score was set to: 0.07% (Percentile: 31%)

Oct 18, 2024 at 10:20 AM
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Affected Systems

Howardehrenberg/parallax_image
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Attack Patterns

CAPEC-209: XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch
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News

CVE-2024-9898
Gravedad 3.1 (CVSS 3.1 Base Score) Gravedad 3.1 Txt Gravedad 3.1 (CVSS 3.1 Base Score)
Medium - CVE-2024-9898 - The Parallax Image plugin for WordPress is...
The Parallax Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's dd-parallax shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.8 due to insufficient input...
Parallax Image <= 1.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via dd-parallax Shortcode
Thehowarde - MEDIUM - CVE-2024-9898 The Parallax Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's dd-parallax shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
CVE-2024-9898 - Parallax Image Stored Cross-Site Scripting in WordPress
CVE ID : CVE-2024-9898 Published : Oct. 17, 2024, 11:15 a.m. 16 minutes ago Description : The Parallax Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's dd-parallax shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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. Severity: 6.4
CVE-2024-9898
The Parallax Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's dd-parallax shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
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CVSS V3.1

Attack Vector:Network
Attack Complexity:Low
Privileges Required:Low
User Interaction:None
Scope:Changed
Confidentiality:Low
Integrity:Low
Availability Impact:None

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