CVE-2024-6158
MEDIUM EPSS 33.3%
Published Aug 12, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
4.8 CVSS 3.1
Published Aug 12, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
The Category Posts Widget WordPress plugin before 4.9.17, term-and-category-based-posts-widget WordPress plugin before 4.9.13 does not validate and escape some of its "Category Posts" widget settings before outputting them back in a page/post where the Widget is embed, 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)
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
33.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection
Affected Products 2
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| tiptoppress | term_and_category_based_posts_widget | * | <4.9.13 |
| zephyrwest | category_posts_widget | * | <4.9.17 |
References 1
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8adb219f-f0a6-4e87-8626-db26e300c220/
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.