WordPress Extensions XSS via Media Selection Fields (CVE-2024-21724)
CVE-2024-21724 Published on February 29, 2024

[20240203] - Core - XSS in media selection fields
Inadequate input validation for media selection fields lead to XSS vulnerabilities in various extensions.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-21724 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

What is a XSS Vulnerability?

The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

CVE-2024-21724 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.


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Affected Versions

Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.04%
Percentile
10.39%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.