CVE-2024-8680 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress plugin, versions up to and including 4.9.16. This flaw allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious web scripts into admin settings due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, specifically impacting multi-site installations or those with unfiltered_html disabled. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high privileges required, leading to potential low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.9.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibericode:mailchimp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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