Infility Global Plugin up to 2.9.8 on WordPress set_type cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in Infility Global Plugin up to 2.9.8 on WordPress and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument set_type causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-12290. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Infility Global Plugin up to 2.9.8 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument set_type with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Infility Global plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘set_type’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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 shared by Dale Mavers. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-12290 since 12/05/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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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• WordPress Plugin

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• Infility Global Plugin

Version

• 2.9.0
• 2.9.1
• 2.9.2
• 2.9.3
• 2.9.4
• 2.9.5
• 2.9.6
• 2.9.7
• 2.9.8

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