XSS in Pickplugins Post Grid
CVE-2024-9645
The Post Grid, Posts Slider, Posts Carousel, Post Filter, Post Masonry WordPress plugin before 2.2.93 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block 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 (20.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.9% 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
- Pickplugins Post Grid
- Post Grid, Posts Slider, Carousel, Filter, Masonry — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/cfd6db83-5e7f-4631-87c3-fdcd4c64c4fe/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9645?
- CVE-2024-9645 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pickplugins Post Grid, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-05-15.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9645?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-9645 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.