Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2024-8987

Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress <= 1.3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via youzify_media Shortcode

The Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's youzify_media shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.0 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.

Quick Answer

CVE-2024-8987 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.4 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress. It affects Versions up to 1.3.0 and is fixed in 1.3.1.

Published
Oct 09, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 13, 2024
Slug
youzify
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 1.3.1, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2024-8987 is tracked for the Plugin Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress as medium severity with CVSS 6.4. The affected range is Versions up to 1.3.0. Update Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress to 1.3.1 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Primary Fixed Version
1.3.1
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 1.3.0
Tracking ID
CVE-2024-8987
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
CVE CVE-2024-8987
Patched Versions
1.3.1
Affected Versions
Versions up to 1.3.0
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