Starbox Plugin up to 3.5.2 on WordPress Shortcode cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Starbox Plugin up to 3.5.2 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Shortcode Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-8239. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Starbox Plugin up to 3.5.2 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Starbox WordPress plugin before 3.5.3 does not properly render social media profiles URLs in certain contexts, like the malicious user's profile or pages where the starbox shortcode is used, which may be abused by users with at least the contributor role to conduct Stored XSS attacks.

The weakness was published by Dmitrii Ignatyev. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-8239 since 08/27/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 3.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Starbox Plugin 3.5.3

Timelineinfo

08/27/2024 🔍
09/30/2024 +34 days 🔍
09/30/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/09/2025 +160 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Dmitrii Ignatyev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-8239 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8239
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-278840

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2024 08:33
Updated: 03/09/2025 05:40
Changes: 09/30/2024 08:33 (57), 09/30/2024 14:37 (1), 10/02/2024 01:02 (11), 10/07/2024 19:20 (11), 03/09/2025 05:40 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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