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CVE-2024-8045

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
September 11, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Advanced WordPress Backgrounds plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘imageTag’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.12.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected WordPress components

  • Advanced WordPress Backgrounds Plugin · advanced-backgrounds
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 1.12.3
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • nko Advanced WordPress Backgrounds — Up to and including 1.12.3
  • wpbackgrounds advanced_wordpress_backgrounds — Before 1.12.4

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-backgrounds/trunk/assets/admin/gutenberg/block.json#L69 Product
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-backgrounds/trunk/assets/admin/gutenberg/index.min.js Product
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-backgrounds/trunk/classes/class-gutenberg.php#L146 Product
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3147938/ Release Notes
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-backgrounds/#developers Release Notes
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/78e49869-5e7e-45f2-8239-4df18b28db53?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record