CVE-2024-2840

The Enhanced Media Library plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via media upload functionality in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.9 due to the plugin allowing 'dfxp' files to be uploaded. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/enhanced-media-library/tags/2.8.9&new_path=/enhanced-media-library/tags/2.8.10&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/15b30ecb-e3ce-4092-841b-3a1b2553596a?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/enhanced-media-library/tags/2.8.9&new_path=/enhanced-media-library/tags/2.8.10&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/15b30ecb-e3ce-4092-841b-3a1b2553596a?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-05-02 17:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 07:25

NVD link : CVE-2024-2840

Mitre link : CVE-2024-2840

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-2840

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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