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CVE-2024-2256

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-2256 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the oik plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 4.10.0. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions can inject malicious web scripts into pages via shortcodes like bw_contact_button and bw_button due to insufficient input sanitization. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) allows for client-side script execution when a user views an affected page, potentially leading to information disclosure or unauthorized actions. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bobbingwide:oik:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
>= 0, <= 4.10.0CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:bobbingwide:oik:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.1
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 50th percentile among its peer group of 15,224 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset
Patch
oik-plugins.com / shortcode_example/bw_contact_button-security-fix
Product
wordfence.com / threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1266c6df-214b-4b6b-8f1d-a67385469bf5
Third Party Advisory