What is CVE-2024-9118?

CVE-2024-9118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Quomodosoft Qs Dark Mode Plugin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-10-01.

How severe is CVE-2024-9118?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-9118 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Quomodosoft Qs Dark Mode Plugin

CVE-2024-9118

The QS Dark Mode Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 2.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (26.2th 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

Quomodosoft Qs Dark Mode Plugin — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9118?: CVE-2024-9118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Quomodosoft Qs Dark Mode Plugin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2024-9118?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-9118 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.