CVE-2024-9836

RSS Feed Widget < 3.0.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Published Nov 12, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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 above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Rss Feed Widget Project
Rss Feed Widget Project rss Feed Widget
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rss_feed_widget_project:rss_feed_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Rss Feed Widget Project
Rss Feed Widget Project rss Feed Widget
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Androidbubble
Androidbubble rss Feed Widget
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:androidbubble:rss_feed_widget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Androidbubble
Androidbubble rss Feed Widget
Metrics 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'}

ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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 above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Title RSS Feed Widget < 3.0.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Nov 12, 2024, 2:28 PM
Reserved
Oct 10, 2024, 7:36 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 12, 2024, 6:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:25 AM