A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PostLists Plugin up to 2.0.2 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

The PostLists WordPress plugin through 2.0.2 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers

The weakness was disclosed by Bob Matyas. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-10815 since 11/04/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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