CVE-2024-5079 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The wp-eMember WordPress plugin before 10.6.7 does not sanitise and escape some of the fields when members register, which allows unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Published: 2024-07-13

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

wp-eMember

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 10.6.7

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:wp_emember:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00373.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bdb5509e-80ab-4e47-83a4-9347796eec40/

History

Tue, 06 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Tipsandtricks-hq Tipsandtricks-hq wp Emember
Weaknesses		CWE-79
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:wp_emember::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Tipsandtricks-hq Tipsandtricks-hq wp Emember

Subscriptions

Tipsandtricks-hq Wp Emember

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-07-13T06:00:09.333Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:03:10.553Z

Reserved: 2024-05-17T19:34:38.898Z

Link: CVE-2024-5079

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:03:10.553Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-07-13T06:15:04.097

Modified: 2026-06-17T08:15:08.437

Link: CVE-2024-5079

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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