CVE-2024-5638

Summary

CVE-2024-5638 is a vulnerability affecting the Formula theme for WordPress. It allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages by exploiting the 'id' parameter in the 'ti_customizer_notify_dismiss_recommended_plugins' AJAX action. This vulnerability exists in all versions up to and including 0.5.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. To remediate this vulnerability, users should update their Formula theme to a version that includes a fix for this issue. The potential danger of this vulnerability lies in the ability for attackers to trick users into performing actions that execute the injected web scripts, potentially leading to unauthorized access or other malicious activities. The severity of this vulnerability is rated as MEDIUM with a base score of 6.1 according to CVSS:3.1.

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