CVE-2024-11411: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in socratous139 Spotlightr
The Spotlightr plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'spotlightr-v' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.11 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Spotlightr WordPress plugin suffers from a stored XSS vulnerability due to improper neutralization of input in the 'spotlightr-v' shortcode. This allows authenticated users with contributor or higher privileges to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into pages. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 0.1.11. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with no availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access can inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users visiting the compromised pages. This can lead to unauthorized actions, data theft, or session hijacking affecting confidentiality and integrity of user data. There is no direct impact on availability. The vulnerability does not require user interaction but does require some level of authenticated access.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. As a temporary mitigation, restrict contributor-level access and above to trusted users only. Review and sanitize content submitted via the 'spotlightr-v' shortcode manually. Consider disabling or removing the Spotlightr plugin until a fix is released.
CVE-2024-11411: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in socratous139 Spotlightr
Description
The Spotlightr plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'spotlightr-v' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.11 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.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Spotlightr WordPress plugin suffers from a stored XSS vulnerability due to improper neutralization of input in the 'spotlightr-v' shortcode. This allows authenticated users with contributor or higher privileges to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into pages. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 0.1.11. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with no availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access can inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users visiting the compromised pages. This can lead to unauthorized actions, data theft, or session hijacking affecting confidentiality and integrity of user data. There is no direct impact on availability. The vulnerability does not require user interaction but does require some level of authenticated access.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. As a temporary mitigation, restrict contributor-level access and above to trusted users only. Review and sanitize content submitted via the 'spotlightr-v' shortcode manually. Consider disabling or removing the Spotlightr plugin until a fix is released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-11-19T13:53:46.686Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e13b7ef31ef0b594bb7
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:48:03 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 12:19:19 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 9:20:25 AM
Views: 14
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