CVE-2024-2936 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Sydney Toolbox plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.26. This flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied attributes within widgets. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious web scripts that execute when a user views an affected page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, but with potential for partial impact on confidentiality and integrity. The EPSS score is very low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation in the wild. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal, suggesting low public awareness and attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:athemes:sydney_toolbox:*:*:*:*:*: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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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.