XSS in Wpmarka WordPress Auction
CVE-2024-8857
The WordPress Auction Plugin WordPress plugin through 3.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.1% 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
- Wpmarka WordPress Auction
- WordPress Auction Plugin — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/08ca6daa-09f4-4604-ac9e-15a1b33d599d/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8857?
- CVE-2024-8857 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpmarka WordPress Auction, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2025-01-07.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8857?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8857 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.