What is CVE-2024-1348?

CVE-2024-1348 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Averta Shortcodes And Extra Features For Phlox Theme, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-1348?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-1348 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Averta Shortcodes And Extra Features For Phlox Theme

CVE-2024-1348

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the custom JS parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.15.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (33.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1348?: CVE-2024-1348 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Averta Shortcodes And Extra Features For Phlox Theme, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-1348?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-1348 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.