XSS in Guardgiant WordPress Brute Force Protection – Stop Attacks
CVE-2024-10869
The WordPress Brute Force Protection – Stop Brute Force Attacks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg & remove_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.005 (37.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-10869?
- CVE-2024-10869 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Guardgiant WordPress Brute Force Protection – Stop Attacks, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-11-23.
- How severe is CVE-2024-10869?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.