CVE-2024-12299Cross-site Scripting in System Dashboard

Severity
6.1MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 47.54%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 30

Description

The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the Filename parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.17 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick an administrative user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 2.7

Affected Packages2 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-v4f5-fhv2-ffvh: The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the Filename parameter in all versions up to, and includ2025-01-30
CVEList
System Dashboard <= 2.8.17 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Filename Parameter2025-01-30
CVE-2024-12299 — Cross-site Scripting | cvebase