CVE-2024-6859 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Reflected XSS via Shortcode

2024-09-0806:00:02

WPScan

github.com

wordpress plugin

reflected xss

shortcode

stored cross-site scripting

security vulnerability

cve-2024-6859

AI Score

5.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

14.7%

SSVC

Exploitation

poc

Automatable

Technical Impact

partial

JSON

The WP MultiTasking WordPress plugin through 0.1.12 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

ADP Affected

[
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:thangnv27:wp_multitasking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "vendor": "thangnv27",
    "product": "wp_multitasking",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "custom",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "0.1.12"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unknown"
  }
]