CVE-2024-3996

Post Grid, Post Carousel, & List Category Posts < 2.4.28 - Editor+ Stored XSS

Published May 15, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 3.5 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Smart Post Show WordPress plugin before 2.4.28 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-32562 The Smart Post Show WordPress plugin before 2.4.28 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Shapedplugin
Shapedplugin smart Post Show
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:shapedplugin:smart_post_show:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Shapedplugin
Shapedplugin smart Post Show
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Smart Post Show WordPress plugin before 2.4.28 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Title Post Grid, Post Carousel, & List Category Posts < 2.4.28 - Editor+ Stored XSS
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Nov 13, 2025, 9:02 PM
Reserved
Apr 19, 2024, 2:46 PM
Status
Modified
Published
May 15, 2025, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:45 AM