CVE-2024-5472

WP QuickLaTeX <= 3.8.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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

4.4

CVSS Score

4.4

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

3.8.7

Patched in

Time to patch

Description

The WP QuickLaTeX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Background Color field in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=3.8.6

PublishedJune 22, 2024

Last updatedJune 27, 2024

Affected pluginwp-quicklatex

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/60e6b9e0-6e2f-4a2d-b967-cc410ebd3d7d?source=api-prod

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