CVE-2024-11440: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in greyowl0015 Grey Owl Lightbox
The Grey Owl Lightbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'gol_button' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.1 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
CVE-2024-11440 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Grey Owl Lightbox WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.6.1). The issue stems from improper neutralization of input in the 'gol_button' shortcode, where user-supplied attributes are not properly sanitized or escaped. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of users viewing the injected pages. This vulnerability can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impact but does not affect availability. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, no user interaction, scope change, and partial confidentiality and integrity impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher access can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the vulnerable shortcode. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the compromised pages, potentially leading to theft of user data or session tokens and unauthorized actions performed on behalf of users. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity with no availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Grey Owl Lightbox plugin if feasible. Monitor for updates from the vendor or plugin author regarding patches or security advisories.
CVE-2024-11440: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in greyowl0015 Grey Owl Lightbox
Description
The Grey Owl Lightbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'gol_button' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.1 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-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-11440 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Grey Owl Lightbox WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.6.1). The issue stems from improper neutralization of input in the 'gol_button' shortcode, where user-supplied attributes are not properly sanitized or escaped. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of users viewing the injected pages. This vulnerability can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impact but does not affect availability. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, no user interaction, scope change, and partial confidentiality and integrity impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher access can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the vulnerable shortcode. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the compromised pages, potentially leading to theft of user data or session tokens and unauthorized actions performed on behalf of users. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity with no availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Grey Owl Lightbox plugin if feasible. Monitor for updates from the vendor or plugin author regarding patches or security advisories.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-11-19T16:34:22.018Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e15b7ef31ef0b594d6c
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:48:05 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 6:01:57 AM
Last updated: 4/11/2026, 2:32:53 PM
Views: 20
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