Vulnerability Analysis
List categories <= 0.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
CVE-2024-4356
The List categories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'categories' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
6.4
MEDIUM
Exploitability:3.2
Impact Score:2.8
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:0.34%
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
No
KEV Date Added
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Ransomware Use
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KEV Due Date
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VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
No
EPSS Score
0.337%
EPSS Percentile
25.4th pct
GHSA ID
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GitHub Severity
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SSVC Exploitation
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SSVC Automatable
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Vulnerability Class
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Identity & Timeline
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| Patch Date (date_public) | - |
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| Time to Patch (Days to fix) | - |
| Exploit Release Gap | - |
| PoC Release Gap | - |
| Exploit DB References | None identified |
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
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| No affected products specified. | ||
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