XSS in Brechtvds Wp Ultimate Post Grid

CVE-2024-9051

The WP Ultimate Post Grid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's wpupg-grid-with-filters shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9051?
CVE-2024-9051 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Brechtvds Wp Ultimate Post Grid, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-9051?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-9051 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.