CVE-2024-56037

CVE-2024-56037 is an improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability, enabling reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) as classified under CWE-79. It affects the User Referral WordPress plugin (user-referral-free) developed by SoftClever Limited, with all versions from unknown starting point through 8.0 inclusive being vulnerable.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, no required privileges, but user interaction is necessary. Remote attackers can exploit it by tricking authenticated or unauthenticated users into interacting with maliciously crafted requests, such as via a phishing link, leading to execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser context and achieving low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with a changed scope.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/user-referral-free/vulnerability/wordpress-user-referral-plugin-8-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents this reflected XSS issue in the User Referral plugin version 8.0 and provides details relevant to mitigation for affected WordPress installations.