CVE-2024-12299 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting all versions up to 2.8.15 of the System Dashboard plugin for WordPress. This flaw, stemming from insufficient input sanitization of the Filename parameter, allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM), indicating a low attack complexity where an attacker could achieve limited impact on confidentiality and integrity if an administrative user is tricked into clicking a crafted link. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.8.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bowo:system_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.