CVE-2024-23508: WordPress PDF Poster - PDF Embedder Plugin for WordPress Plugin <= 2.1.17 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 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: 2024-01-31 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in bPlugins PDF Poster – PDF Embedder Plugin for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects PDF Poster – PDF Embedder Plugin for WordPress: from n/a through 2.1.17.

Affected products

bPlugins PDF Poster: before 2.1.18 — fixed in 2.1.18

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: bPlugins PDF Poster 2.1.18. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/pdf-poster/wordpress-pdf-poster-plugin-2-1-17-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/pdf-poster/wordpress-pdf-poster-plugin-2-1-17-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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