CVE-2024-27188 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-27188: WordPress Breeze plugin <= 2.1.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Cloudways

Product Breeze

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published March 27, 2024

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Cloudways Breeze breeze.This issue affects Breeze: from n/a through <= 2.1.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Breeze versions up to 2.1.3 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a crafted link—and can affect other users on the site. Update to version 2.1.4 or later to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A compromised admin account could inject scripts affecting other site users, potentially stealing session data or credentials.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must click a malicious link or visit a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 27, 2024 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27188 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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