CVE-2024-8056 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the MM-Breaking News WordPress plugin versions up to 0.7.9. It arises from improper sanitization of the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter, allowing malicious scripts to be injected into web pages when viewed in older browsers. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) but can lead to limited data compromise (C:L) and integrity issues (I:L). Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, indicating low immediate threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.7.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mm-breaking_news_project:mm-breaking_news:*:*:*:*:*: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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