CVE-2024-2304
CVSS 3.1 Score 9.8 of 10 (high)
Details
Summary
CVE-2024-2304 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Animated Headline plugin for WordPress. The flaw, present in all versions up to 4.0, arises due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the plugin's 'animated-headline' shortcode. This vulnerability enables authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions and above to inject malicious web scripts into pages, which will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized website takeover, data theft, or phishing attacks. Users are urged to update the Animated Headline plugin to its latest version as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.
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