Vulnerability · Published Apr 17, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-2309WP Staging < 3.4.0, 5.4.0 (Pro Version) - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in wp-staging-pro from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.4.0, wp-staging-pro WordPress plugin before 5.4.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin | 0 – before 3.4.0 |
| Unknown | wp-staging-pro | 0 – before 5.4.0 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a4152818-1e07-46a7-aec4-70f1a1b579a6/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description