CVE-2024-49630: WordPress WP Education for Elementor plugin <= 1.2.8 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 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: 2024-10-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in DevItems WP Education wp-education allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Education: from n/a through <= 1.2.8.

Affected products

WP Education: before 1.2.9 — fixed in 1.2.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Education 1.2.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-education/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-education-for-elementor-plugin-1-2-8-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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