CVE-2024-29798 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-29798: WordPress Gratisfaction plugin <= 4.3.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Appsmav

Product Gratisfaction

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published March 27, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 Appsmav Gratisfaction allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Gratisfaction: from n/a through 4.3.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Gratisfaction versions up to 4.3.4 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically a victim clicking a crafted link—and can affect other users or the site itself. The impact is limited to low-severity data exposure and site defacement.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers or the admin interface.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users with low privileges can deface pages or steal session data from other users visiting affected pages.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account (e.g., subscriber or contributor) and the victim must click a malicious link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 27, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29798 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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