First published: Fri Sep 06 2024(Updated: )
The WP AdCenter – Ad Manager & Adsense Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘ad_alignment’ attribute in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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 |
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Wpeka Wp Adcenter Wordpress | <2.5.7 |
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CVE-2024-8317 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for stored cross-site scripting attacks.
To fix CVE-2024-8317, update the WP AdCenter plugin to version 2.5.7 or later to ensure proper input sanitization and output escaping.
CVE-2024-8317 affects all versions of the WP AdCenter plugin up to and including version 2.5.6.
The impact of CVE-2024-8317 could allow authenticated users to inject malicious scripts that can affect other users of the site.
Users of the WP AdCenter plugin for WordPress who are running versions 2.5.6 or earlier are impacted by CVE-2024-8317.