CVE-2024-8850 describes a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress plugin, affecting versions 4.9.9 to 4.9.16. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts through the 'email' parameter when a placeholder is used, due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. Rated 6.1 MEDIUM on the CVSS scale, exploitation requires user interaction (e.g., clicking a malicious link) and could lead to limited data compromise and integrity impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.9.9, <= 4.9.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibericode:mailchimp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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