CVE-2024-8804

MEDIUM

Code Embed < 2.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Script Embed Functionality

Title source: llm

Description

The Code Embed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's script embed functionality in all versions up to, and including, 2.4 due to insufficient restrictions on who can utilize the functionality. 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 (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3162219%40simple-embed-code&new=3162219%40simple-embed-code&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ab4149e1-8378-4007-bbf2-1ac3c479e7ea?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 6.4

EPSS 0.0025

EPSS Percentile 16.1%

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)

dartiss/Code Embed < 2.4

davidartiss/code_embed < 2.5

Published Oct 04, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026