XSS in Tournamatch

CVE-2024-5644

The Tournamatch WordPress plugin before 4.6.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (29.1th 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:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5644?
CVE-2024-5644 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tournamatch, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-5644?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-5644 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.