CVE-2024-8117 describes a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin, affecting all versions up to and including 3.0.8. This flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'selected_option' parameter. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into clicking a malicious link, leading to the execution of arbitrary web scripts in the victim's browser. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, but it can result in low impact to confidentiality and integrity. Its EPSS score is low at 0.02325, suggesting a low probability of exploitation in the wild. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The CVE has garnered minimal community discussion and media coverage, indicating low public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpextended:wp_extended:*:*:*:*:*: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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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.