CVE-2024-50501: WordPress Kata Plus plugin <= 1.4.7 - 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: 2024-10-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Climax Themes Kata Plus kata-plus allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Kata Plus: from n/a through <= 1.4.7.

Affected products

Climax Themes Kata Plus: before 1.5.0 — fixed in 1.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Climax Themes Kata Plus 1.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/kata-plus/vulnerability/wordpress-kata-plus-plugin-1-4-7-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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