Vulnerability · Published Jun 25, 2024 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2024-31111WordPress Core < 6.5.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WordPress from Automattic. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Automattic WordPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress: from 6.5 through 6.5.4, from 6.4 through 6.4.4, from 6.3 through 6.3.4, from 6.2 through 6.2.5, from 6.1 through 6.1.6, from 6.0 through 6.0.8, from 5.9 through 5.9.9.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | wordpress | 6.1.9+dfsg1-0+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-31111 |
| Debian:12 | wordpress | 6.1.9+dfsg1-0+deb12u1 | DSA-6075-1 |
| Debian:13 | wordpress | 6.5.5+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-31111 |
| Debian:14 | wordpress | 6.5.5+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-31111 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wordpress | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-31111 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wordpress | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-31111 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Automattic | WordPress | 6.5 – through 6.5.46.4 – through 6.4.46.3 – through 6.3.46.2 – through 6.2.56.1 – through 6.1.66.0 – through 6.0.85.9 – through 5.9.9 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L