CVE-2024-3773: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in LiveJournal Shortcode
The LiveJournal Shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
CVE-2024-3773: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in LiveJournal Shortcode
Description
The LiveJournal Shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.9medium
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2024-04-15T01:43:43.150Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a9834bbacd9273b49595b24
Added to database: 09/02/2026, 14:37:47 UTC
Last updated: 09/03/2026, 01:57:26 UTC
Views: 12
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