What is CVE-2024-2840?

CVE-2024-2840 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webbistro Enhanced Media Library, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-2840?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-2840 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Webbistro Enhanced Media Library

CVE-2024-2840

The Enhanced Media Library plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via media upload functionality in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.9 due to the plugin allowing 'dfxp' files to be uploaded. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, 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 (32.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Webbistro Enhanced Media Library — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-2840?: CVE-2024-2840 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webbistro Enhanced Media Library, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-2840?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-2840 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.