CVE-2024-12736 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the BU Section Editing WordPress plugin through version 0.9.9. The flaw stems from insufficient sanitization and escaping of a parameter, allowing malicious scripts to be injected and executed in a user's browser. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and could impact the confidentiality and integrity of high-privilege users, such as administrators, if exploited. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.9.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bu:bu_section_editing:*:*:*:*:*: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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