CVE-2024-11452: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in gwendydd Chamber Dashboard Business Directory
The Chamber Dashboard Business Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'business_categories' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.8 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-2024-11452 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Chamber Dashboard Business Directory WordPress plugin (versions up to 3.3.8). The issue is due to improper neutralization of input in the 'business_categories' shortcode, which fails to properly sanitize and escape user-supplied attributes. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can exploit this to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of users viewing the injected pages. This vulnerability can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity of user sessions or data.
Potential Impact
Exploitation allows authenticated users with contributor-level access or above to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the vulnerable shortcode. When other users access these pages, the injected scripts execute, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of users. The vulnerability does not impact availability. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required at low level, no user interaction needed, and scope change, with limited confidentiality and integrity impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the 'business_categories' shortcode if possible to mitigate risk. Monitor official gwendydd plugin channels for updates or patches addressing this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-11452: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in gwendydd Chamber Dashboard Business Directory
Description
The Chamber Dashboard Business Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'business_categories' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.8 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-2024-11452 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Chamber Dashboard Business Directory WordPress plugin (versions up to 3.3.8). The issue is due to improper neutralization of input in the 'business_categories' shortcode, which fails to properly sanitize and escape user-supplied attributes. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can exploit this to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of users viewing the injected pages. This vulnerability can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity of user sessions or data.
Potential Impact
Exploitation allows authenticated users with contributor-level access or above to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the vulnerable shortcode. When other users access these pages, the injected scripts execute, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of users. The vulnerability does not impact availability. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required at low level, no user interaction needed, and scope change, with limited confidentiality and integrity impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the 'business_categories' shortcode if possible to mitigate risk. Monitor official gwendydd plugin channels for updates or patches addressing this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-11-19T20:11:03.440Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e15b7ef31ef0b594e88
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:48:05 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 12:21:27 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 4:17:05 AM
Views: 19
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