What is the severity of CVE-2024-2936?

CVE-2024-2936 has a high severity level, as it allows authenticated attackers to execute stored cross-site scripting attacks.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2936?

To fix CVE-2024-2936, update the Sydney Toolbox plugin to version 1.27 or later where the vulnerability has been addressed.

Who is affected by CVE-2024-2936?

All users of the Sydney Toolbox plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 1.26 are affected by CVE-2024-2936.

What is the exploit mechanism of CVE-2024-2936?

CVE-2024-2936 exploits insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the _id attribute of widgets, enabling stored cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2024-2936 a critical vulnerability?

While CVE-2024-2936 is high in severity, it is categorized as critical primarily in environments where user permissions are misconfigured, allowing exploitation.

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CVE-2024-2936

medium

6.4

CWE

EPSS

0.043%

29/3/2024

13/2/2025

CVE-2024-2936: XSS

First published: Fri Mar 29 2024(Updated: )

The Sydney Toolbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the _id attribute of widgets in all versions up to, and including, 1.26 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Credit: security@wordfence.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Sydney Toolbox	<1.27
Sydney Toolbox	<=1.26
WordPress

Remedy

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3059286%40sydney-toolbox&new=3059286%40sydney-toolbox&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-2936?
CVE-2024-2936 has a high severity level, as it allows authenticated attackers to execute stored cross-site scripting attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2936?
To fix CVE-2024-2936, update the Sydney Toolbox plugin to version 1.27 or later where the vulnerability has been addressed.
Who is affected by CVE-2024-2936?
All users of the Sydney Toolbox plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 1.26 are affected by CVE-2024-2936.
What is the exploit mechanism of CVE-2024-2936?
CVE-2024-2936 exploits insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the _id attribute of widgets, enabling stored cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-2936 a critical vulnerability?
While CVE-2024-2936 is high in severity, it is categorized as critical primarily in environments where user permissions are misconfigured, allowing exploitation.

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