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CVE-2024-4856: fs product inquiry vulnerability
CVE-2024-4856: high vulnerability affecting fs product inquiry. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 8.2 HIGH
- EPSS
- 38.56%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- fs product inquiry
What is known
The FS Product Inquiry WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin or unauthenticated users
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-4856, a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) affecting fs product inquiry, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.
Recommended administrator action
Confirm whether fs product inquiry is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.