CVE-2024-37259: WordPress WP Extended plugin <= 2.4.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-07-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Extended The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended wpextended.This issue affects The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended: from n/a through <= 2.4.7.

Affected products

wpextended The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended: before 3.0.0 — fixed in 3.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: wpextended The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended 3.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wpextended/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-extended-plugin-2-4-7-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpextended/wordpress-wp-extended-plugin-2-4-7-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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