The WordPress ecosystem continues to be a focal point for web administrators due to its flexibility and extensive plugin ecosystem. However, this flexibility sometimes comes at the cost of security. A recent discovery (CVE-2024-3111) highlights a critical vulnerability in the Interactive Content – H5P plugin, which is actively installed on over 40,000 websites. This vulnerability allows for Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks, enabling attackers to create backdoors and potentially take over admin accounts.
CVE-2024-3111 – Interactive Content – H5P – Stored XSS to backdoor creation – POC
