XSS in Breakdance
CVE-2024-5330
The Breakdance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the breakdance_css_file_paths_cache parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (16.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 16.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Breakdance — versions 0
- Soflyy Breakdance
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9dbd26f5-b75e-41a3-aefb-d6c8c… (Third Party Advisory)
- breakdance.com/breakdance-2-0-now-available/ (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-5330?
- CVE-2024-5330 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Breakdance, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2024-5330?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-5330 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.