What is CVE-2024-1956?

CVE-2024-1956 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpb_show_core_project Wpb_show_core, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2024-1956?

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

Is CVE-2024-1956 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Wpb_show_core_project Wpb_show_core

CVE-2024-1956

The wpb-show-core WordPress plugin before 2.7 does not sanitise and escape the parameters before outputting it back in the response of an unauthenticated request, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th 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

Wpb_show_core_project Wpb_show_core
Unknown Wpb-show-core — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1956?: CVE-2024-1956 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpb_show_core_project Wpb_show_core, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-1956?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-1956 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.