CVE-2024-5529 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WP QuickLaTeX WordPress plugin prior to version 3.8.8. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) allows high-privilege users, such as administrators, to inject malicious scripts due to insufficient sanitization and escaping of plugin settings, even when unfiltered_html is disallowed. The attack requires user interaction and could lead to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:holoborodko:wp_quicklatex:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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