CVE-2024-8056

MEDIUM

MM-Breaking News < 0.7.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via REQUEST_URI Parameter

Title source: llm

Description

The MM-Breaking News WordPress plugin through 0.7.9 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit vdb-entry technical-description

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/203b8122-f1e5-4e9e-ba83-f5cd59d8a289/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1

EPSS 0.0031

EPSS Percentile 22.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-79

Status published

Products (1)

mm-breaking_news_project/mm-breaking_news < 0.7.9

Published Sep 12, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026