Medium severity · published Mar 22, 2024
CVE-2024-2500
ColorMag <= 3.1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Display Name
6.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The ColorMag theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via a user's Display Name in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authentciated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
ColorMag · themegrill
through 3.1.6 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2500
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2500
themes.trac.wordpress.org
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/colormag/3.1.6/inc/template-tags.php#L845
themes.trac.wordpress.org
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=221537%40colormag&new=221537%40colormag&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4b44d89-6f1e-4a23-91ea-e79fc3221183?source=cve
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