CVE-2024-37253

WordPress WPDirectoryKit plugin <= 1.3.6 - HTML Injection vulnerability

Severity Score

2.7

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in WpDirectoryKit WP Directory Kit allows Code Injection.This issue affects WP Directory Kit: from n/a through 1.3.6.

Neutralización incorrecta de elementos especiales en la salida utilizados por una vulnerabilidad de componente posterior ("Injection") en WpDirectoryKit WP Directory Kit permite la inyección de código. Este problema afecta a WP Directory Kit: desde n/a hasta 1.3.6.

The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.6. This is due to improper sanitization and escaping on a value. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject HTML in a field they should not be able to .

*Credits: Sandeep Vishwakarma from eSec Forte Technologies Pvt Ltd. (Patchstack Alliance)

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-06-04 CVE Reserved
2024-06-26 CVE Published
2024-07-10 EPSS Updated
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

CAPEC

CAPEC-242: Code Injection

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpdirectorykit/wordpress-wpdirectorykit-plugin-1-3-2-html-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wpdirectorykit Search vendor "Wpdirectorykit"		Wpdirectorykit Search vendor "Wpdirectorykit" for product "Wpdirectorykit"				>= 0.0.0 <= 1.3.6 Search vendor "Wpdirectorykit" for product "Wpdirectorykit" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 1.3.6"		en		Affected