CVE-2024-13769 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Puzzles | WP Magazine / Review with Store WordPress Theme + RTL, affecting all versions up to 4.2.4. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts by manipulating theme settings due to a missing capability check. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, and the developer has removed the theme from repositories, advising users to seek replacement software.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:themerex:puzzles:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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