Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2024-3822Base64 Encoder/Decoder <= 0.9.2 - Reflected XSS

Medium 4.8

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Base64 Encoder/Decoder from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack tooling1Nuclei

Official description

The Base64 Encoder/Decoder WordPress plugin through 0.9.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Base64 Encoder/Decoder	0 – through 0.9.2

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ff5411b1-9e04-4e72-a502-e431d774642a/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description