Vulnerability · Published Jun 26, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-5473 Simple Photoswipe <= 0.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.0
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Simple Photoswipe from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Simple Photoswipe WordPress plugin through 0.1 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 | Simple Photoswipe | 0 – through 0.1 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9c70cfc4-5759-469a-a6a3-510c405bd28a/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description