CVE-2024-8045 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Advanced WordPress Backgrounds plugin (versions up to 1.12.3) for WordPress. This flaw, stemming from insufficient input sanitization, allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages. With a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), successful exploitation could lead to client-side script execution when a user views an affected page, potentially compromising user sessions or defacing content. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.12.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpbackgrounds:advanced_wordpress_backgrounds:*:*:*:*:*: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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