CVE-2024-8189 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 0.1.17. This flaw, stemming from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allows authenticated attackers with administrator-level access to inject malicious web scripts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium), indicating that an attacker must have high privileges and user interaction is required, with potential for low 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.1.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ngothang:wp_multitasking:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.