CVE-2024-30554 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-30554: WordPress DD Rating plugin <= 1.7.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Wouter Dijkstra

Product DD Rating

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published March 31, 2024

Last update April 28, 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 Wouter Dijkstra DD Rating allows Stored XSS.This issue affects DD Rating: from n/a through 1.7.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

DD Rating versions up to 1.7.1 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated administrator with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators can be tricked into executing malicious code that compromises site security and user data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin privileges and the victim must visit an affected page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 31, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30554 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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