CVE-2024-35693
Published: 08 June 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-35693 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Code4Recovery 12 Step Meeting List. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 5.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-35693 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) affecting the WordPress plugin 12 Step Meeting List in all versions through 3.14.33. The flaw stems from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, allowing malicious scripts to be injected and later rendered in the context of other users' browsers. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1 with network attack vector, low complexity, and no authentication required.
An unauthenticated attacker can supply crafted input that is stored by the plugin and executed when a victim visits an affected page, resulting in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability within the victim's session and potentially across the site due to the changed scope.
The referenced Patchstack advisories identify the issue in the 12-step-meeting-list plugin and indicate that users should apply the vendor-supplied update that resolves the input handling weakness.
EPSS for the CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.1748, indicating emerging exploitation interest after public disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-35451
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in AA Web Servant 12 Step Meeting List 12-step-meeting-list.This issue affects 12 Step Meeting List: from n/a through <= 3.14.33.
- CWE(s)
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.