What is CVE-2024-8239?

CVE-2024-8239 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Squirrly Starbox, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-09-30.

How severe is CVE-2024-8239?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8239 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Squirrly Starbox

CVE-2024-8239

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Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (26.5th 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:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Squirrly Starbox
Unknown Starbox — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8239?: CVE-2024-8239 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Squirrly Starbox, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-8239?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8239 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.