CVE-2024-27197 HIGH

CVE-2024-27197: WordPress BeePress plugin <= 6.9.8 - CSRF to Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Bee

Product BeePress

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published March 16, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Bee BeePress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects BeePress: from n/a through 6.9.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

BeePress versions up to 6.9.8 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows an attacker to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of a logged-in user. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the victim must visit a malicious page or click a crafted link while authenticated. An attacker can modify site settings, create content, or alter user data depending on the victim's permissions.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions (change settings, create content, modify data) on behalf of a logged-in user.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can trick your users into performing unwanted actions, potentially compromising site integrity and user data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged into BeePress and visit an attacker-controlled page or click a malicious link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 16, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27197 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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