The Category Posts Widget WordPress plugin before 4.9.18 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).
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/119d5249-48e4-429e-8a1d-ad112e0c966d/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
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Information
Published : 2025-01-07 06:15
Updated : 2025-05-14 16:09
NVD link : CVE-2024-9638
Mitre link : CVE-2024-9638
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-9638
JSON object : View
Products Affected
zephyrwest
- category_posts_widget
CWE
CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
