CVE-2024-5002 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the User Submitted Posts WordPress plugin prior to version 20240516. It allows high-privilege users, such as administrators, to inject malicious scripts due to insufficient sanitization and escaping of certain settings, even in environments where unfiltered_html is disallowed. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity requiring high privileges and user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 20240516CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plugin-planet:user_submitted_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.