CVE-2024-8857: wordpress auction vulnerability

The WordPress Auction Plugin WordPress plugin through 3.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
CVE-2024-8857CVSS 4.8CMS

CVE-2024-8857: wordpress auction vulnerability

The WordPress Auction Plugin WordPress plugin through 3.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

CVSS
4.8 MEDIUM
EPSS
24%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
wordpress auction

What is known

The WordPress Auction Plugin WordPress plugin through 3.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

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