outtheboxthemes Same but Different Plugin up to 1.0.16 on WordPress add_query_arg/remove_query_arg cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in outtheboxthemes Same but Different Plugin up to 1.0.16 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is the function add_query_arg/remove_query_arg. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-11363. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in outtheboxthemes Same but Different Plugin up to 1.0.16 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function add_query_arg/remove_query_arg. 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 Same but Different – Related Posts by Taxonomy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg & remove_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.16. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The weakness was released by Dale Mavers. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-11363 since 11/18/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• outtheboxthemes

Name

• Same but Different Plugin

Version

• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5
• 1.0.6
• 1.0.7
• 1.0.8
• 1.0.9
• 1.0.10
• 1.0.11
• 1.0.12
• 1.0.13
• 1.0.14
• 1.0.15
• 1.0.16

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