Vulnerability · Published Sep 12, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-8056MM-Breaking News <= 0.7.9 - Reflected XSS
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in MM-Breaking News 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 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The MM-Breaking News WordPress plugin through 0.7.9 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | MM-Breaking News | 0 – through 0.7.9 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/203b8122-f1e5-4e9e-ba83-f5cd59d8a289/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description