Vulnerability · Published Jan 7, 2025 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-8857WordPress Auction <= 3.7 - Editor+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WordPress Auction Plugin 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 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The WordPress Auction Plugin WordPress plugin through 3.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WordPress Auction Plugin | 0 – through 3.7 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/08ca6daa-09f4-4604-ac9e-15a1b33d599d/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description