What is CVE-2024-49229?

CVE-2024-49229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arifnezami Better Author Bio, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-49229?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-49229 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Arifnezami Better Author Bio

CVE-2024-49229

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in arifnezami Better Author Bio better-author-bio allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Better Author Bio: from n/a through <= 2.7.10.11.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (19.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Arifnezami Better Author Bio — versions 0
Arifnezami Better_author_bio

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

audit@patchstack.com (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49229?: CVE-2024-49229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arifnezami Better Author Bio, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-49229?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-49229 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.