CVE-2024-1273

Starbox < 3.5.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

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Published Mar 11, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Starbox

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.5.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:squirrly:starbox:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.442% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

May 1, 2025 12:45 AM First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Squirrly Squirrly starbox
Weaknesses		CWE-79
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:squirrly:starbox::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Squirrly Squirrly starbox

Aug 28, 2024 5:00 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`

Subscriptions

Squirrly Starbox

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 28, 2024, 3:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Mar 11, 2024, 5:56 PM
Updated: Aug 28, 2024, 3:23 PM
Reserved: Feb 6, 2024, 12:33 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 6:33 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 6:33 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:03 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Mar 11, 2024, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:03 AM

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