Power BI Embedded for WordPress <= 1.1.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

6.4
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2024-37959
CVSS 6.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published July 10, 2024
Last Updated July 18, 2024
Researcher Joshua Chan

Description

The Power BI Embedded for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.1.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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Vulnerability Details for Power BI Embedded for WordPress

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug embed-power-bi (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.1.7

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