CVE-2024-5965 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Mosaic theme for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.7.1. This flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping within the theme's Button shortcode, specifically through the 'link' parameter. Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious web scripts into pages, which then execute when a user views the compromised page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. While the EPSS score is low, suggesting a low probability of exploitation, the FAUCET Risk Score is 22/100. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal, aligning with the typical pattern for a large percentage of reported vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wildweblab:mosaic:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 1.7.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:wildweblab:mosaic:*:*:*:*:*: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.