CVE-2024-41816

Public Exploit
WordPress Cooked Plugin Persistent Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Description

Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress. The Cooked plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the ‘[cooked-timer]’ shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.8.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses a compromised page. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.8.1. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.43%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: XjSv Cooked
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/XjSv/Cooked/security/advisories/GHSA-3gw3-2qjq-xqjj vendor advisory exploit
https://github.com/XjSv/Cooked/commit/ac7455bdccc99fb2f5b3c7611312947c1623c3ec patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-41816?
CVE-2024-41816 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-41816?
To fix CVE-2024-41816, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-41816 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-41816 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-41816?
CVE-2024-41816 affects XjSv Cooked.
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