XSS in Fernandobriano List Category Posts
CVE-2024-9020
The List category posts WordPress plugin before 0.90.3 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: 0.003 (23.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.2% 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
- Fernandobriano List Category Posts
- List Category Posts — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/6caa4e5d-8112-4d00-8e97-b41df611a071/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9020?
- CVE-2024-9020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fernandobriano List Category Posts, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9020?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.