What is CVE-2024-44062?

CVE-2024-44062 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hiroaki Miyashita Custom Field Template, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2024-44062?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-44062 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Hiroaki Miyashita Custom Field Template

CVE-2024-44062

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Hiroaki Miyashita Custom Field Template allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Custom Field Template: from n/a through 2.6.5.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2024-09-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.1% 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/custom-field-template/wordpress-custom-fi… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44062?: CVE-2024-44062 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hiroaki Miyashita Custom Field Template, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-44062?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-44062 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.