What is CVE-2024-8716?

CVE-2024-8716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xplodedthemes Xt Ajax Add To Cart For Woocommerce, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-09-24.

How severe is CVE-2024-8716?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8716 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Xplodedthemes Xt Ajax Add To Cart For Woocommerce

CVE-2024-8716

The XT Ajax Add To Cart for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (36.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)
security@wordfence.com (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8716?: CVE-2024-8716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xplodedthemes Xt Ajax Add To Cart For Woocommerce, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2024-8716?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8716 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.