CVE-2024-1273: Starbox < 3.5.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-03-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Starbox WordPress plugin before 3.5.0 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected products

cifi Starbox – the Author Box for Humans: before 3.5.0 — fixed in 3.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: cifi Starbox – the Author Box for Humans 3.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9784d7c8-e3aa-42af-ace8-5b2b37ebc9cb/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9784d7c8-e3aa-42af-ace8-5b2b37ebc9cb/

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