CVE-2024-0561

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  3. CVE-2024-0561
The Ultimate Posts Widget WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not validate and escape some of its Widget options before outputting them back in attributes, 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)

5.4 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99b6aa8b-deb9-48f8-8896-f3c8118a4f70/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99b6aa8b-deb9-48f8-8896-f3c8118a4f70/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:inisev:ultimate_posts_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
History

01 May 2025, 00:05

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References () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99b6aa8b-deb9-48f8-8896-f3c8118a4f70/ - () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99b6aa8b-deb9-48f8-8896-f3c8118a4f70/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:inisev:ultimate_posts_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
First Time Inisev ultimate Posts Widget
Inisev

21 Nov 2024, 08:46

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99b6aa8b-deb9-48f8-8896-f3c8118a4f70/ - () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99b6aa8b-deb9-48f8-8896-f3c8118a4f70/ -

31 Oct 2024, 15:35

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CWE CWE-79
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.4
Summary
  • (es) El complemento de WordPress Ultimate Posts Widget anterior a 2.3.1 no valida ni escapa algunas de sus opciones de widget antes de devolverlas en atributos, 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 una configuración multisitio)

11 Mar 2024, 18:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2024-03-11 18:15

Updated : 2025-05-01 00:05

NVD link : CVE-2024-0561

Mitre link : CVE-2024-0561

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-0561

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Products Affected

inisev

  • ultimate_posts_widget
CWE
CWE-79

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