XSS in Wordpress
CVE-2024-4439
WordPress Core is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via user display names in the Avatar block in various versions up to 6.5.2 due to insufficient output escaping on the display name. This makes it possible for authenticated attack…
EPSS: 0.708 (99.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Wordpress
- Wordpress Foundation — versions 6.0, 6.1, 6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Vendor Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
- security@wordfence.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-4439?
- CVE-2024-4439 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-05-03.
- How severe is CVE-2024-4439?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-4439 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.