CVE-2024-3469
Published: 05 June 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-3469 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Generatepress Generatepress. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The GP Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting via the message parameter in all versions up to and including 2.4.0. The flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, as described under CWE-79, and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.1.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the issue by crafting a malicious link that, when clicked by a victim, injects and executes arbitrary web scripts in the context of the affected site. Successful exploitation requires the attacker to trick a user into performing an action such as following the link, resulting in limited impacts to confidentiality and integrity with changed scope.
Advisories and changelog entries are referenced at generatepress.com and Wordfence threat intelligence pages, which practitioners should consult for available updates. The EPSS score reached a peak of 0.1381, indicating some post-disclosure exploitation interest.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-32055
Vulnerability details
The GP Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the message parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to…
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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.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.