CVE-2024-9589 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Category and Taxonomy Meta Fields plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 1.0.0. This flaw, due to insufficient input sanitization, allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious web scripts that execute when a user accesses an affected page, specifically impacting multi-site installations or those with unfiltered_html disabled. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 4.8), it requires high privileges and user interaction for exploitation, with potential for limited confidentiality and integrity impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aftabhusain:category_and_taxonomy_meta_fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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