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Ultimate ReviewsWordPress extension · Etoilewebdesign

CVE-2024-25597

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-03-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 3.2.9 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Etoile Web Design Ultimate Reviews allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ultimate Reviews: from n/a through 3.2.8.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Ultimate Reviews WordPress plugin allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code through review submission fields. The plugin fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before rendering it in web pages, enabling the script to execute in the browsers of other users who view the submitted reviews.

MitigationUpdate Ultimate Reviews to the latest version available from the vendor, which should contain proper input sanitization and output encoding. If no update is available, implement server-side input validation and output escaping for all review fields before rendering.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Ultimate ReviewsWordPress extension
Affected:< 3.2.9

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Ultimate Reviews plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and verify 'Ultimate Reviews' by Etoilewebdesign is present in the installed plugins list
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active
  2. Determine installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, click on Ultimate Reviews to view the plugin details and note the version number
    Affected if Version is less than 3.2.9
  3. Verify review submission is enabled
    Check the plugin settings to confirm that review submission functionality is enabled and accessible to users (either publicly or to authenticated users)
    Affected if Review submission form is enabled and accessible to any user role
  4. Inspect existing reviews for suspicious content
    Navigate to the reviews management section in WordPress admin and examine submitted reviews for any unexpected HTML, script tags, or JavaScript event handlers in review fields
    Affected if Any reviews contain unescaped HTML or script content

The site is affected if the Ultimate Reviews plugin version is below 3.2.9 and review submission functionality is enabled, allowing injected scripts to be stored and executed when other users view those reviews.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 3.2.9 or later
Fixed in 3.2.9
Interim mitigation

Update Ultimate Reviews to the latest version available from the vendor, which should contain proper input sanitization and output encoding. If no update is available, implement server-side input validation and output escaping for all review fields before rendering.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Ultimate Reviews version 3.2.9 or later

  1. 1. Backup your WordPress site before making any changes
  2. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in your WordPress admin dashboard
  3. 3. Locate the Ultimate Reviews plugin
  4. 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to update to version 3.2.9 or later
  5. 5. Verify the update was successful by checking the plugin version
  6. 6. Test the review submission functionality to confirm the XSS fix is working properly

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Ultimate Reviews Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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