Vulnerability · Published Jan 4, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-11930Taskbuilder – WordPress Project & Task Management plugin <= 3.0.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wppm_tasks Shortcode
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Taskbuilder – Project Management & Task Management Tool With Kanban Board from taskbuilder. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Taskbuilder – WordPress Project & Task Management plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's wppm_tasks shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.6 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| taskbuilder | Taskbuilder – Project Management & Task Management Tool With Kanban Board | 0 – through 3.0.6 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fdc39d59-7c9d-4d5d-9fb5-b67d2324adaa?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/taskbuilder/trunk/includes/frontend/wppm_tasks_shortcode.php#L123
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/taskbuilder/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3210469/