CVE-2024-3490

Summary

CVE-2024-3490 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WP Recipe Maker plugin for WordPress. This issue, present in versions up to 9.3.1, allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts via the plugin's wprm-recipe-roundup-item shortcode. The insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes enable the attacker to execute arbitrary web scripts whenever a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability poses a significant risk for websites using the WP Recipe Maker plugin and should be addressed promptly by applying the necessary security updates.

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