CVE-2024-6307
Publication date 25 June 2024
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
WordPress Core is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the HTML API in various versions up to 6.5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on URLs. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.4 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6307
- https://wordpress.org/news/2024/06/wordpress-6-5-5/
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/58473
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/58472
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc0d36f8-6569-49a1-b722-5cf57c4bb32a?source=cve