VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2024-8239
CVSS score5.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-09-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Description
The Starbox WordPress plugin before 3.5.3 does not properly render social media profiles URLs in certain contexts, like the malicious user's profile or pages where the starbox shortcode is used, which may be abused by users with at least the contributor role to conduct Stored XSS attacks.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-79
Primary references
- contact@wpscan.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory