CVE-2024-35655 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-35655: WordPress Brave – Interactive Content plugin <= 0.6.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Brave

Product Brave

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published June 4, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Brave Brave brave-popup-builder allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Brave: from n/a through <= 0.6.9.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Brave versions 0.6.9 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability. An attacker with high privileges can craft a malicious input that, when a user interacts with it, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser. The vulnerability affects the application's scope, potentially impacting other components or user sessions.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Execute JavaScript code in a user's browser to steal data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users with high privileges could be tricked into executing malicious scripts that compromise their account or data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level privileges in Brave and the victim must click or interact with a malicious link or page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 4, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35655 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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