CVE-2024-5626

Inline Related Posts < 3.7.0 - Reflected XSS

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Published Jul 12, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Inline Related Posts WordPress plugin before 3.7.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

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

Inline Related Posts

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.7.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:data443:inline_related_posts:*:*:*:*:*: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% (0.380% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6b03f450-4982-4f6c-a6f1-f7e85b1deec1/

History

Aug 8, 2024 9:30 PM Affected versions updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:data443:inline_related_posts::::::::
Metrics	ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}` cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`	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'}`

Subscriptions

Data443 Inline Related Posts

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 8:44 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jul 12, 2024, 6:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 8:44 PM
Reserved: Jun 4, 2024, 12:03 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:18 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:18 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 8:16 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 12, 2024, 6:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 8:16 AM

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