CVE-2024-8857

The WordPress Auction Plugin WordPress plugin through 3.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

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/08ca6daa-09f4-4604-ac9e-15a1b33d599d/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wpmarka:wordpress_auction:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

14 May 2025, 13:39

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Wpmarka wordpress Auction Wpmarka
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/08ca6daa-09f4-4604-ac9e-15a1b33d599d/ -~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/08ca6daa-09f4-4604-ac9e-15a1b33d599d/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:wpmarka:wordpress_auction::::::wordpress::*

07 Jan 2025, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-79
Summary		(es) El complemento WordPress Auction Plugin de WordPress El complemento de WordPress hasta la versión 3.7 no desinfecta ni escapa a algunas de sus configuraciones, lo que podría permitir que usuarios con altos privilegios, como editores, realicen ataques de cross site scripting almacenado.
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 4.8

07 Jan 2025, 06:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-01-07 06:15

Updated : 2025-05-14 13:39

NVD link : CVE-2024-8857

Mitre link : CVE-2024-8857

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-8857

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wpmarka

wordpress_auction

CWE

CWE-79

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

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4.8 /10