CVE-2024-8486

MEDIUM

Phlox theme < 2.16.3 - Authenticated Stored XSS via Modern Heading and Icon Picker Widgets

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘url’ parameter in the Modern Heading and Icon Picker widgets all versions up to, and including, 2.16.3 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.

References (5)

Core 5

Scores

CVSS v3 6.4
EPSS 0.0036
EPSS Percentile 28.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
averta/Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme < 2.16.3
averta/shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme < 2.16.4
Published Oct 05, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026