XSS in Axton Wp-Webauthn
CVE-2024-9023
The WP-WebAuthn plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's wwa_login_form shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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)
EPSS: 0.004 (32.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Axton Wp-webauthn — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
- security@wordfence.com
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9023?
- CVE-2024-9023 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axton Wp-Webauthn, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-09-28.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9023?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-9023 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.