CVE-2024-1519: XSS
First published: Tue Feb 20 2024(Updated: )
The Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.14.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires a member listing page to be active and using the Gerbera theme.
Credit: security@wordfence.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Properfraction Profilepress | <4.15.0 | |
| WordPress ProfilePress | <=4.14.4 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4ffd74de-6629-4088-ba5c-ac9dd5c6322c?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/trunk/src/Themes/DragDrop/MemberDirectory/Gerbera.php#L93
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3037126%40wp-user-avatar%2Ftrunk&old=3030229%40wp-user-avatar%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2024-1519?
The severity of CVE-2024-1519 is classified as high due to the potential for stored cross-site scripting attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1519?
To fix CVE-2024-1519, update the ProfilePress plugin to version 4.15.0 or later to ensure proper input sanitization.
Which versions of ProfilePress are affected by CVE-2024-1519?
CVE-2024-1519 affects all versions of the ProfilePress plugin up to and including 4.14.4.
What type of attack can exploit CVE-2024-1519?
CVE-2024-1519 can be exploited through stored cross-site scripting, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts.
Who is impacted by CVE-2024-1519?
Any WordPress site utilizing versions of the ProfilePress plugin up to 4.14.4 is impacted by CVE-2024-1519.
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/description
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/author
- agent/event
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/source
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/remedy
- agent/severity
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/tags
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/guess-ai
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- vendor/properfraction
- canonical/properfraction profilepress
- vendor/profilepress
- canonical/wordpress profilepress