Vulnerability · Published Sep 12, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-8622amCharts: Charts and Maps <= 1.4.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Cross-Site Request Forgery
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in amCharts: Charts and Maps from martynasma. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The amCharts: Charts and Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'amcharts_javascript' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4 due to the ability to supply arbitrary JavaScript a lack of nonce validation on the preview functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| martynasma | amCharts: Charts and Maps | 0 – through 1.4.4 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N