Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2024-4483Email Encoder < 2.2.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Email Encoder 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 32% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Email Encoder WordPress plugin before 2.2.2 does not escape the WP_Email_Encoder_Bundle_options[protection_text] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in an admin page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Email Encoder	0 – before 2.2.2

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8f2ac76c-f3f8-41f9-a32a-f414825cf6f1/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description