CVE-2024-32453: WordPress POEditor plugin <= 0.9.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 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: 2024-04-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in POEditor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects POEditor: from n/a through 0.9.8.

Affected products

POEditor: before 0.9.9 — fixed in 0.9.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: POEditor 0.9.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/poeditor/wordpress-poeditor-plugin-0-9-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/poeditor/wordpress-poeditor-plugin-0-9-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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