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 and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (6.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ngothang Wp Multitasking
- Wp Multitasking — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/34ae6121-304f-495b-bcc1-4fbd3d70a9fb/ (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.