XSS in Bqworks Accordion Slider

CVE-2024-9582

The Accordion Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘html’ attribute of an accordion slider in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.11 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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. NOTE: Successful exploitation by Contributor-level users requires an Administrator-level user to provide access to the plugin's admin area via the `Access` plugin setting, which is restricted to administrators by default.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (17.4th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9582?
CVE-2024-9582 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bqworks Accordion Slider, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-9582?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-9582 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.