The WP Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVE-2024-24700 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.1 Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin WP Editor. It affects Versions up to 1.2.8 and is fixed in 1.2.9.
CVE-2024-24700 is tracked for the Plugin WP Editor as medium severity with CVSS 6.1. The affected range is Versions up to 1.2.8. Update WP Editor to 1.2.9 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
wp-editor
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2024-24700 |
| Patched Versions |
1.2.9
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 1.2.8
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
WP Editor < 1.2.6 - Incorrect Permission Assignment or Protection
WP Editor <= 1.2.9.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Remote Code Execution via Plugin and Theme File Editor
WP Editor < 1.2.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
WP Editor <= 1.2.9.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Update
WP Editor <= 1.2.9 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR Deserialization
WP Editor <= 1.2.6.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL injection
WP Editor <= 1.2.6.2 - Cross-Site Scripting
WP Editor <= 1.2.7 - Sensitive Information Exposure via log file
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