MM-Breaking News Plugin up to 0.7.9 on WordPress REQUEST_URI cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MM-Breaking News Plugin up to 0.7.9 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument REQUEST_URI results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-8056. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MM-Breaking News Plugin up to 0.7.9 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument 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. The summary by CVE is:

The MM-Breaking News WordPress plugin through 0.7.9 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 presented by Bob Matyas. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-8056 since 08/21/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

08/21/2024 🔍
09/12/2024 +22 days 🔍
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03/10/2025 +179 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Bob Matyas
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-8056 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8056
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277263

Entryinfo

Created: 09/12/2024 10:14
Updated: 03/10/2025 14:11
Changes: 09/12/2024 10:14 (55), 09/28/2024 01:36 (21), 03/10/2025 14:11 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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