What is the severity of CVE-2024-10517?

CVE-2024-10517 has a high severity rating due to its potential for Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks by high privilege users.

Who is affected by CVE-2024-10517?

CVE-2024-10517 affects users of the Paid Membership Plugin on WordPress versions prior to 4.15.15.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-10517?

CVE-2024-10517 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability resulting from inadequate sanitization and escaping of user input.

What could happen if CVE-2024-10517 is exploited?

If exploited, CVE-2024-10517 could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into user profiles, potentially compromising user data.

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CVE-2024-10517

medium

4.8

CWE

12/12/2024

CVE-2024-10517: ProfilePress < 4.15.15 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-10517?

To fix CVE-2024-10517, update the Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content to version 4.15.15 or later.

First published: Thu Dec 12 2024(Updated: )

The Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content WordPress plugin before 4.15.15 does not sanitise and escape some of its Drag & Drop Builder fields, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Credit: contact@wpscan.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
WordPress ProfilePress	<4.15.15

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Reference Links

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f7c3a990-458e-4e15-b427-0b37de120740/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-10517?
CVE-2024-10517 has a high severity rating due to its potential for Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks by high privilege users.
How do I fix CVE-2024-10517?
To fix CVE-2024-10517, update the Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content to version 4.15.15 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2024-10517?
CVE-2024-10517 affects users of the Paid Membership Plugin on WordPress versions prior to 4.15.15.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-10517?
CVE-2024-10517 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability resulting from inadequate sanitization and escaping of user input.
What could happen if CVE-2024-10517 is exploited?
If exploited, CVE-2024-10517 could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into user profiles, potentially compromising user data.

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