XSS in Ngothang Wp Multitasking
CVE-2024-8189
The WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘wpmt_menu_name’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.17 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0c976e5a-2f6c-4632-99a7-a512b… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-multitasking/trunk/wp-multitasking.php (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-multitasking/trunk/wp-multitasking.php (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3158305/ (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8189?
- CVE-2024-8189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ngothang Wp Multitasking, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2024-09-28.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8189?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8189 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.