CVE-2024-1447: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in smub Sydney Toolbox
The Sydney Toolbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's aThemes Slider button element in all versions up to, and including, 1.25 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied link. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-1447 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Sydney Toolbox WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.25). It occurs due to improper neutralization of input in the aThemes Slider button element, where user-supplied links are not properly sanitized or escaped. Authenticated users with contributor-level or higher permissions can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the context of other users viewing the affected pages. This vulnerability can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts but does not affect availability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor or higher privileges can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the vulnerable plugin element. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the injected pages, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information or session tokens (confidentiality impact) and unauthorized modification of content or actions (integrity impact). There is no impact on system availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
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 permissions to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Sydney Toolbox plugin if feasible. Monitor for updates from the vendor or plugin maintainers regarding patches or official mitigations.
CVE-2024-1447: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in smub Sydney Toolbox
Description
The Sydney Toolbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's aThemes Slider button element in all versions up to, and including, 1.25 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied link. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions 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-2024-1447 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Sydney Toolbox WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.25). It occurs due to improper neutralization of input in the aThemes Slider button element, where user-supplied links are not properly sanitized or escaped. Authenticated users with contributor-level or higher permissions can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the context of other users viewing the affected pages. This vulnerability can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts but does not affect availability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor or higher privileges can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the vulnerable plugin element. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the injected pages, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information or session tokens (confidentiality impact) and unauthorized modification of content or actions (integrity impact). There is no impact on system availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
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 permissions to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Sydney Toolbox plugin if feasible. Monitor for updates from the vendor or plugin maintainers regarding patches or official mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-12T15:27:49.028Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d2fb7ef31ef0b56ec21
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:44:15 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:42:08 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 12:43:05 AM
Views: 14
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