CVE-2024-3822 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Base64 Encoder/Decoder WordPress plugin through 0.9.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00295.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Mranderson	Base64 Encoderdecoder

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mranderson:base64_encoderdecoder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ff5411b1-9e04-4e72-a502-e431d774642a/

History

Thu, 15 May 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Mranderson Mranderson base64 Encoderdecoder
Weaknesses		CWE-79
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:mranderson:base64_encoderdecoder::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Mranderson Mranderson base64 Encoderdecoder

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-05-15T06:00:04.909Z

Updated: 2025-03-28T23:52:22.981Z

Reserved: 2024-04-15T14:54:22.148Z

Link: CVE-2024-3822

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:20:02.163Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-15T06:15:14.377

Modified: 2025-05-15T13:30:16.277

Link: CVE-2024-3822

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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