upress Enable Accessibility Plugin up to 1.4.1 on WordPress add_query_arg/remove_query_arg cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in upress Enable Accessibility Plugin up to 1.4.1 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function add_query_arg/remove_query_arg. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-9208. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in upress Enable Accessibility Plugin up to 1.4.1 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects the function add_query_arg/remove_query_arg. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

The Enable Accessibility 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, 1.4.1. 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 disclosed by Dale Mavers. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-9208 since 09/26/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful 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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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

09/26/2024 🔍
01/07/2025 +103 days 🔍
01/07/2025 +0 days 🔍
02/15/2025 +39 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Dale Mavers
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-9208 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9208
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-290422

Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2025 07:59
Updated: 02/15/2025 13:46
Changes: 01/07/2025 07:59 (65), 02/15/2025 13:46 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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