XSS in Mahodder Themedy Toolbox
CVE-2024-9177
The Themedy Toolbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's themedy_col, themedy_social_link, themedy_alertbox, and themedy_pullleft shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.14, and up to, and including 1.0.15 for the plugin's themedy_button shortcode 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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.4% 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
- Mahodder Themedy Toolbox — versions 0
- Themedy Toolbox
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/755e0998-0f0d-4259-881d-ed07a… (Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/themedy-toolbox/ (Release Notes)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3157836/ (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9177?
- CVE-2024-9177 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mahodder Themedy Toolbox, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9177?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-9177 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.