CVE-2024-9696 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Rescue Shortcodes plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 2.8. This flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and the potential for limited 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rescuethemes:rescue_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 2.8CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:rescuethemes:rescue_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*: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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.