CVE-2024-51828: WordPress Beacon For Help Scout plugin <= 1.3.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-11-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Dan Griffiths Beacon For Help Scout beacon-for-helpscout allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Beacon For Help Scout: from n/a through <= 1.3.0.

Affected products

Dan Griffiths Beacon For Help Scout: through 1.3.0

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/beacon-for-helpscout/vulnerability/wordpress-beacon-for-help-scout-plugin-1-3-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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