CVE-2024-1401

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2024-1401
The Profile Box Shortcode And Widget WordPress plugin before 1.2.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

4.8 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/91064ba5-cf65-46e6-88df-0e4d96a3ef9f/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/91064ba5-cf65-46e6-88df-0e4d96a3ef9f/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:awplife:profile_box_shortcode_and_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
History

05 May 2025, 18:51

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-79
References () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/91064ba5-cf65-46e6-88df-0e4d96a3ef9f/ - () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/91064ba5-cf65-46e6-88df-0e4d96a3ef9f/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:awplife:profile_box_shortcode_and_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
First Time Awplife profile Box Shortcode And Widget
Awplife

27 Mar 2025, 21:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 4.8

21 Nov 2024, 08:50

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/91064ba5-cf65-46e6-88df-0e4d96a3ef9f/ - () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/91064ba5-cf65-46e6-88df-0e4d96a3ef9f/ -
Summary
  • (es) El complemento Profile Box Shortcode And Widget de WordPress anterior a 1.2.1 no sanitiza ni escapa a algunas de sus configuraciones, lo que podría permitir a usuarios con altos privilegios, como el administrador, realizar ataques de Cross-Site Scripting Almacenado incluso cuando la capacidad unfiltered_html no está permitida (por ejemplo, en configuración multisitio)

19 Mar 2024, 15:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2024-03-19 15:15

Updated : 2025-05-05 18:51

NVD link : CVE-2024-1401

Mitre link : CVE-2024-1401

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-1401

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Products Affected

awplife

  • profile_box_shortcode_and_widget
CWE
CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')