Is CVE-2024-8271 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-8271 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-09-27.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-8271?

CVE-2024-8271 has a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

How do I patch CVE-2024-8271?

Patch guidance is available from pluginus security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-8271.

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Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2024-8271?

1 product: pluginus fox - currency switcher professional for woocommerce.

Description

The The FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2.1. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode in the 'woocs_get_custom_price_html' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: low
Weaknesses: CWE-94 · Code Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PLUGINUS
Published: 9/14/2024
Last Modified: 9/27/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2024-8271

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