CVE-2024-1401 json
Profile Box Shortcode And Widget < 1.2.1 Admin+ Stored XSS
published 2024-03-19 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-17157
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Profile Box Shortcode And Widget WordPress plugin before 1.2.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Patch / fix
- Unknown Profile Box Shortcode And Widget 1.2.1
- awplife profile_box_shortcode_and_widget 1.2.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/91064ba5-cf65-46e6-88df-0e4d96a3ef9f/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Profile Box Shortcode And Widget
- awplife profile_box_shortcode_and_widget
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/91064ba5-cf65-46e6-88df-0e4d96a3ef9f/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-1401
- NVD CVE-2024-1401
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