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CVE-2024-49240: WordPress AB Categories Search Widget plugin <= 0.2.5 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

• 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: 2024-10-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ajberasategui AB Categories Search Widget ab-categories-search-widget allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects AB Categories Search Widget : from n/a through <= 0.2.5.

Affected products

• ajberasategui AB Categories Search Widget: through 0.2.5

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ab-categories-search-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-ab-categories-search-widget-plugin-0-2-5-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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