XSS in Shapedplugin Smart Post Show
CVE-2024-3996
The Smart Post Show WordPress plugin before 2.4.28 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)
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Shapedplugin Smart Post Show
- Smart Post Show — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/4035e3f9-89fe-49e1-8aa2-55ab3f1aa528/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-3996?
- CVE-2024-3996 is a low-severity vulnerability in Shapedplugin Smart Post Show, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2025-05-15.
- How severe is CVE-2024-3996?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-3996 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.