CVE-2024-38700
WordPress WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional plugin <= 1.2.0.3 - Arbitrary Shortcode Execution vulnerability
Severity Score
6.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in realmag777 WPCS allows Code Injection.This issue affects WPCS: from n/a through 1.2.0.3.
The The WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0.3. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
*Credits:
stealthcopter (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2024-06-19 CVE Reserved
- 2024-07-10 CVE Published
- 2024-07-13 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
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CWE
- CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
- CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CAPEC
- CAPEC-242: Code Injection
References (1)
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Currency Switcher Search vendor "Currency Switcher" | Currency Switcher Search vendor "Currency Switcher" for product "Currency Switcher" | >= 0.0.0.0 <= 1.2.0.3 Search vendor "Currency Switcher" for product "Currency Switcher" and version " >= 0.0.0.0 <= 1.2.0.3" | en |
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