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CVE-2024-1958: WPB Show Core < 2.7 - Reflected XSS

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-04-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The WPB Show Core WordPress plugin before 2.7 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin or unauthenticated users

Affected products

• wpb-show-core: before 2.7 — fixed in 2.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: wpb-show-core 2.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8be4ebcf-2b42-4b88-89a0-2df6dbf00b55/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8be4ebcf-2b42-4b88-89a0-2df6dbf00b55/

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