CVE-2024-3517 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress, impacting all versions up to and including 2.15.5. This flaw, rated Medium (CVSS 5.4), allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts via the Accordion Widget due to insufficient input sanitization. When a user accesses an affected page, these scripts will execute, potentially leading to client-side attacks. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.15.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:averta:shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 2.15.5CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:averta:shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme:*:*:*:*:*: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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