CVE-2024-6307 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2024-6307

WordPress Core < 6.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTML API

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Alex Concha
  • Dennis Snell
  • Grzegorz Ziółkowski
  • Aaron Jorbin

References

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Affected Vendor

WordPress Foundation

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Affected Software

WordPress
Vulnerable Versions:
5.9, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5

Timeline

Official Publish: June 25th, 2024
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.