CVE-2024-3230 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Download Attachments plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 1.3. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages through the plugin's shortcode. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied attributes. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires low privileges, but does not require user interaction for exploitation. Successful exploitation could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The CVE has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, indicating a low level of public awareness or concern.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, <= 1.3CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:dfactory:download_attachments:*:*:*:*:*: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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.