What is CVE-2024-0509?

CVE-2024-0509 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hwk Wp 404 Auto Redirect To Similar Post, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-02-05.

How severe is CVE-2024-0509?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-0509 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Hwk Wp 404 Auto Redirect To Similar Post

CVE-2024-0509

The WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘request’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.012 (65.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Hwk Wp_404_auto_redirect_to_similar_post
Hwk-fr Wp 404 Auto Redirect To Similar Post — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-0509?: CVE-2024-0509 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hwk Wp 404 Auto Redirect To Similar Post, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-0509?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-0509 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.