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CVE-2024-9839

Nov. 18, 2024, 5:11 p.m.

CVSS Score

7.3 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

Uix Slideshow plugin for WordPress

  • up to 1.6.5

Description

The The Uix Slideshow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.5. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

Weaknesses

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

CWE ID: 94

Date

Published: Nov. 16, 2024, 4:15 a.m.

Last Modified: Nov. 18, 2024, 5:11 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

Base Score
7.3
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.4
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

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

References


https://wordpress.org/ security@wordfence.com

https://www.wordfence.com/ security@wordfence.com