CVE-2024-51673: WordPress HT Politic plugin <= 2.4.4 - 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: 2024-11-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in DevItems HT Politic wp-politic allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects HT Politic: from n/a through <= 2.4.4.

Affected products

HT Politic: before 2.4.5 — fixed in 2.4.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HT Politic 2.4.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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