What is CVE-2024-1357?

CVE-2024-1357 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 2024-04-16.

How severe is CVE-2024-1357?

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

Is CVE-2024-1357 known to be exploited?

1 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-2024-1357

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's aux_timeline shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.15.7 due to insufficient input sanitization…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (32.3th 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

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1357?: CVE-2024-1357 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 2024-04-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-1357?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-1357 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.