Vulnerability · Published Jul 13, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-5002User Submitted Posts < 20240516 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in User Submitted Posts from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The User Submitted Posts WordPress plugin before 20240516 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | User Submitted Posts | 0 – before 20240516 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/da09b99a-fa40-428f-80b4-0af764fd2f4f/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description