What is CVE-2024-6859?

CVE-2024-6859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ngothang Wp_multitasking, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2024-6859?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-6859 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Ngothang Wp_multitasking

CVE-2024-6859

The WP MultiTasking WordPress plugin through 0.1.12 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role a…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (6.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ngothang Wp_multitasking
Unknown Wp Multitasking — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6859?: CVE-2024-6859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ngothang Wp_multitasking, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-6859?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-6859 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.