XSS in Outtolunchproductions Simple Headline Rotator
CVE-2024-7860
The Simple Headline Rotator WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have CSRF check in some places, and is missing sanitisation as well as escaping, which could allow attackers to make logged in admin add Stored XSS payloads via a CSRF attack.
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: 0.002 (7.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Outtolunchproductions Simple Headline Rotator
- Simple Headline Rotator — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/584156d7-928e-48c9-8b81-539ccb06f3f5/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-7860?
- CVE-2024-7860 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Outtolunchproductions Simple Headline Rotator, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-09-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-7860?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-7860 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.