CVE-2024-2468

Summary

CVE-2024-2468 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the EmbedPress plugin for WordPress, specifically the 'embedpress_pro_twitch_theme' attribute in the EmbedPress widget. This issue, present in all versions up to 3.9.12, allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to inject malicious scripts. These scripts will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, posing a significant security risk. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes.

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