CVE-2024-8486

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2024-8486
The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘url’ parameter in the Modern Heading and Icon Picker widgets all versions up to, and including, 2.16.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

6.4 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elementor/widgets/heading-modern.php#L1168 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elementor/widgets/heading-modern.php#L1205 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elementor/widgets/icon.php#L397 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3161415/ Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/09316a23-3a99-47f2-9c3f-795dc0a4a792?source=cve Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:averta:shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
History

22 May 2025, 14:26

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:averta:shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
First Time Averta
Averta shortcodes And Extra Features For Phlox Theme
Summary
  • (es) El complemento Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox para WordPress es vulnerable a cross-site scripting almacenado a través del parámetro 'url' en los widgets de encabezado moderno y selector de íconos de todas las versiones hasta la 2.16.3 incluida, debido a una desinfección de entrada y un escape de salida insuficientes. Esto permite que atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel de colaborador y superior, inyecten secuencias de comandos web arbitrarias en páginas que se ejecutarán cada vez que un usuario acceda a una página inyectada.
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elementor/widgets/heading-modern.php#L1168 - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elementor/widgets/heading-modern.php#L1168 - Product
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elementor/widgets/heading-modern.php#L1205 - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elementor/widgets/heading-modern.php#L1205 - Product
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elementor/widgets/icon.php#L397 - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elementor/widgets/icon.php#L397 - Product
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3161415/ - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3161415/ - Patch
References () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/09316a23-3a99-47f2-9c3f-795dc0a4a792?source=cve - () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/09316a23-3a99-47f2-9c3f-795dc0a4a792?source=cve - Third Party Advisory

05 Oct 2024, 08:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2024-10-05 08:15

Updated : 2025-05-22 14:26

NVD link : CVE-2024-8486

Mitre link : CVE-2024-8486

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-8486

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Products Affected

averta

  • shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme
CWE
CWE-79

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