XSS in Wpchill Strong Testimonials
CVE-2024-3261
The Strong Testimonials WordPress plugin before 3.1.12 does not validate and escape some of its Testimonial fields before outputting them back in a page/post, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. The attack requires a specific view to be performed
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wpchill Strong Testimonials
- Strong Testimonials — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/5a0d5922-eefc-48e1-9681-b63e420bb8b3/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-3261?
- CVE-2024-3261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpchill Strong Testimonials, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2024-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2024-3261?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-3261 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.