CVE-2024-9177

Summary

CVE-2024-9177 identifies a vulnerability in the Themedy Toolbox plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.0.14, and version 1.0.15 for the themedy_button shortcode, due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks by injecting arbitrary web scripts into pages accessible by other users. To mitigate this risk, organizations should update the plugin to the latest version where this vulnerability has been addressed. The potential impact includes low confidentiality and integrity risks but poses a medium severity threat due to its exploitability over a network with minimal user interaction required. Organizations are advised to monitor their systems for any signs of exploitation related to this vulnerability.

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