CVE-2024-1720

4.7 · MEDIUM

Published Mar 7, 2024 wpeverest CWE-79 EPSS 0.55% (44th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Overview

CVE-2024-1720 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting wpeverest user_registration_\&_membership. It was published on March 7, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

The User Registration – Custom Registration Form, Login Form, and User Profile WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Display Name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability requires social engineering to successfully exploit, and the impact would be very limited due to the attacker requiring a user to login as the user with the injected payload for execution.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from wpeverest. Update user_registration_\&_membership to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
wpeverest	user_registration_\&_membership	>= 0, < 3.1.5	Affected

References

Ref plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-registration/trunk/includes/class-ur-shortcodes.php#L288 Ref plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3045419/user-registration/trunk/includes/class-ur-shortcodes.php Ref www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/62b809dc-4089-4822-8aeb-7049fcfe376e?source=cve Ref plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-registration/trunk/includes/class-ur-shortcodes.php#L288 Ref plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3045419/user-registration/trunk/includes/class-ur-shortcodes.php Ref www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/62b809dc-4089-4822-8aeb-7049fcfe376e?source=cve

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-1720?

CVE-2024-1720 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting wpeverest user_registration_\&_membership. It was published on March 7, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-1720?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-1720?

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