CVE-2024-23508 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in bPlugins PDF Poster – PDF Embedder Plugin for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects PDF Poster – PDF Embedder Plugin for WordPress: from n/a through 2.1.17.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Bplugins	Pdf Poster

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bplugins:pdf_poster:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/pdf-poster/wordpress-pdf-poster-plugin-2-1-17-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Fri, 30 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-01-31T15:21:17.373Z

Updated: 2025-05-30T18:23:41.621Z

Reserved: 2024-01-17T18:18:14.981Z

Link: CVE-2024-23508

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:06:25.032Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-31T16:15:47.407

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:57:51.377

Link: CVE-2024-23508

Redhat

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