XSS in Wp-Publications Project
CVE-2024-11605
The wp-publications WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not escape filenames before outputting them back in the page, 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).
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wp-Publications Project
- Wp-Publications — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/91c5ee70-2ff5-46cd-a0f5-54987fc2e060/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-11605?
- CVE-2024-11605 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp-Publications Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2024-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2024-11605?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-11605 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.