WordPress Core <6.5.5 Stored XSS via HTML API (Contributor+)
CVE-2024-6307 Published on June 25, 2024
WordPress Core < 6.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTML API
WordPress Core is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the HTML API in various versions prior to 6.5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on URLs. 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.
Timeline
Disclosed
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Affected Versions
WordPress Foundation WordPress:- Version 5.9, <= 5.9.9 is affected.
- Version 6.0, <= 6.0.8 is affected.
- Version 6.1, <= 6.1.6 is affected.
- Version 6.2, <= 6.2.5 is affected.
- Version 6.3, <= 6.3.4 is affected.
- Version 6.4, <= 6.4.4 is affected.
- Version 6.5, <= 6.5.4 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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