CVE-2024-5079

WP eMember < 10.6.7 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Member Registration

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Published Jul 13, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The wp-eMember WordPress plugin before 10.6.7 does not sanitise and escape some of the fields when members register, which allows unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

wp-eMember

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 10.6.7

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:wp_emember:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.373% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bdb5509e-80ab-4e47-83a4-9347796eec40/

History

May 6, 2025 5:15 PM First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Tipsandtricks-hq Tipsandtricks-hq wp Emember
Weaknesses		CWE-79
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:wp_emember::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Tipsandtricks-hq Tipsandtricks-hq wp Emember

Subscriptions

Tipsandtricks-hq Wp Emember

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jul 13, 2024, 6:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:03 PM
Reserved: May 17, 2024, 7:34 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:03 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:03 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 8:15 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Jul 13, 2024, 6:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 8:15 AM

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