CVE-2024-8673 is a critical vulnerability affecting the Z-Downloads WordPress plugin prior to version 1.11.7, specifically the urbanbase Z-Downloads product. This flaw allows attackers to upload SVG files containing malicious JavaScript due to insufficient validation of uploaded content. With a CVSS score of 9.1, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no user interaction or authentication, and can lead to high impact on confidentiality and integrity. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB) has been identified, a low-severity Nuclei template for Cross-Site Scripting exists, and there is currently no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.11.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:urbanbase:z-downloads:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.