How severe is CVE-2024-0656?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-0656 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Saadiqbal Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, And Partial Content

CVE-2024-0656

The Password Protected – Ultimate Plugin to Password Protect Your WordPress Content with Ease plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Google Captcha Site Key in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.6 due…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (25.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-0656?: CVE-2024-0656 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Saadiqbal Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, And Partial Content, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2024-02-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-0656?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-0656 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.