Vulnerability · Published Aug 29, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-5417Gutentor < 3.3.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Gutentor 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 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Gutentor WordPress plugin before 3.3.6 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fb7d6839-9ccb-4a0f-9dca-d6841f666a1b/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description