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)

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-10869: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

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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.