XSS in Gandhihitesh9 Post Meta Data Manager
CVE-2024-6264
The Post Meta Data Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘$meta_key’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.1% 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)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9dd6828b-6235-4284-bce6-be23b… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-meta-data-manager/trunk/includes/admin/… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-meta-data-manager/trunk/includes/admin/… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-meta-data-manager/trunk/includes/admin/… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3109558/ (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6264?
- CVE-2024-6264 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gandhihitesh9 Post Meta Data Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-07-02.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6264?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6264 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.