WordPress Simple Alert Boxes plugin <= 1.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Alert Shortcode vulnerability

Authenticated Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Alert Shortcode vulnerability discovered by Francesco Carlucci in WordPress Plugin Simple Alert Boxes versions = 1.4.0...

CVE-2024-5937: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

The Simple Alert Boxes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Alert shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated...

PT-2024-37252 · WordPress · Simple Alert Boxes

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: The Simple Alert Boxes plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.4.0 Description: The issue arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the plugin's Alert shortcode, allowing...