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CVE-2024-5638

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-5638 describes a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Formula theme for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 0.5.1. This flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'id' parameter within the 'ti_customizer_notify_dismiss_recommended_plugins' AJAX action. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts, potentially leading to client-side attacks if a user is tricked into clicking a malicious link. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:awplife:formula:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 32nd percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 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 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

themes.trac.wordpress.org / browser/formula/0.5.1/inc/customizer/customizer-notice/formula-customizer-notify.php
Product
themes.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/230569
Patch
wordfence.com / threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/193eeb92-f0af-4c6a-ac44-3166023a3006
Third Party Advisory