CVE-2024-2436 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Lightweight Accordion plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.5.16. This flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied attributes within the plugin's shortcodes. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating that authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can inject malicious web scripts into pages. These scripts will execute when a user views the compromised page, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:smartwp:lightweight_accordion:*:*:*:*:*: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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