CVE-2024-43971
Published: 18 September 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-43971 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Sunshinephotocart Sunshine Photo Cart. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 11.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-43971 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability arising from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, classified under CWE-79. It affects the Sunshine Photo Cart WordPress plugin, impacting all versions through 3.2.5. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no required privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, and low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the issue by supplying crafted input that is rendered unsafely in a victim's browser session. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected site, potentially leading to limited data exposure, interface manipulation, or other actions within the user's browser.
The vulnerability is documented in the Patchstack advisory, which identifies the affected plugin versions and links the issue to the public CVE record.
EPSS for this CVE rose from lower values to a peak of 0.0983 before receding to the current score of 0.0406, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-40620
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in sunshinephotocart Sunshine Photo Cart sunshine-photo-cart.This issue affects Sunshine Photo Cart: from n/a through <= 3.2.5.
- 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.