List Category Posts Plugin up to 0.90.2 on WordPress Shortcode Attribute cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in List Category Posts Plugin up to 0.90.2 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part of the component Shortcode Attribute Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-9020. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in List Category Posts Plugin up to 0.90.2 on WordPress. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Shortcode Attribute Handler. The manipulation 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 List category posts WordPress plugin before 0.90.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

The weakness was presented by Dmitrii Ignatyev. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-9020 since 09/19/2024. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 0.90.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: List Category Posts Plugin 0.90.3

Timelineinfo

09/19/2024 🔍
01/18/2025 +121 days 🔍
01/18/2025 +0 days 🔍
02/09/2025 +22 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2024-9020 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9020
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-292503

Entryinfo

Created: 01/18/2025 08:15
Updated: 02/09/2025 22:32
Changes: 01/18/2025 08:15 (57), 01/22/2025 16:24 (12), 02/09/2025 22:32 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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