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CVE-2024-8239

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
September 30, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed
Reported by
contact@wpscan.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 Starbox WordPress plugin before 3.5.3 does not properly render social media profiles URLs in certain contexts, like the malicious user's profile or pages where the starbox shortcode is used, which may be abused by users with at least the contributor role to conduct Stored XSS attacks.

Affected WordPress components

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

  • Unknown Starbox — Before 3.5.3
  • squirrlyuk starbox — Before 3.5.3
  • squirrly starbox — Before 3.5.3

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/02796da0-218d-4cbb-98ca-49eeea83cac5/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record