CVE-2024-12453: Uptodown APK Download Widget <= 0.1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Description
The Uptodown APK Download Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'utd-widget' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-12453
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.4
Affected Products
Vendor: uptodown
Product: Uptodown APK Download Widget
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 24.0% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-05 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/78c2d5fc-240a-4fed-92ae-b9f84de3e119?source=cvehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/uptodown-apk-download-widget/trunk/uptodown_wp_widget.php#L47
https://wordpress.org/plugins/uptodown-apk-download-widget