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CVE-2024-1759: WP ULike <= 4.6.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The WP ULike – Most Advanced WordPress Marketing Toolkit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via a user's display name in all versions up to, and including, 4.6.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected products

• alimir WP ULike – Like & Dislike Buttons for Engagement and Feedback: before 4.7.0 — fixed in 4.7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: alimir WP ULike – Like & Dislike Buttons for Engagement and Feedback 4.7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3052611/wp-ulike/trunk/admin/classes/class-wp-ulike-widget.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d844ca83-84e5-4b6c-ae26-f300c7328d78?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3052611/wp-ulike/trunk/admin/classes/class-wp-ulike-widget.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d844ca83-84e5-4b6c-ae26-f300c7328d78?source=cve

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