XSS in Averta Phlox
CVE-2024-6339
The Phlox PRO theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via search parameters in all versions up to, and including, 5.16.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.0% 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
- Averta Phlox
- Averta Phlox Pro — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2b5ad113-f739-455a-9db6-b4f30… (Third Party Advisory)
- owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss/ (Technical Description)
- github.com/skmorshed75/ferdykorp/blob/9176d0782558ac2bd620777174e942cefc27fb21/… (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6339?
- CVE-2024-6339 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Averta Phlox, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-08-21.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6339?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.