XSS in Mekshq Meks Smart Social Widget
CVE-2024-0664
The Meks Smart Social Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Meks Smart Social Widget in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.003 (22.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-0664?
- CVE-2024-0664 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mekshq Meks Smart Social Widget, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2024-01-27.
- How severe is CVE-2024-0664?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-0664 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.