How severe is CVE-2024-9436?

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

Is CVE-2024-9436 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Publishpress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve And Schedule Content Changes

CVE-2024-9436

The PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes 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, 3.5.14. 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 (28.8th 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

Publishpress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve And Schedule Content Changes — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9436?: CVE-2024-9436 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Publishpress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve And Schedule Content Changes, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-9436?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-9436 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.