What is CVE-2024-9836?

CVE-2024-9836 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rss_feed_widget_project Rss_feed_widget, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-9836?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-9836 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Rss_feed_widget_project Rss_feed_widget

CVE-2024-9836

The RSS Feed Widget WordPress plugin before 3.0.0 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…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (21.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Rss_feed_widget_project Rss_feed_widget
Unknown Rss Feed Widget — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9836?: CVE-2024-9836 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rss_feed_widget_project Rss_feed_widget, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-9836?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-9836 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.