CVE-2024-32690 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-32690: WordPress RSS Feed Widget plugin <= 2.9.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Fahad Mahmood
Product RSS Feed Widget
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published April 22, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

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 Fahad Mahmood RSS Feed Widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects RSS Feed Widget: from n/a through 2.9.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

RSS Feed Widget versions up to 2.9.7 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in how it processes and displays feed content. An authenticated user with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers to steal data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors' browsers could be compromised; their session data or credentials may be stolen by a privileged insider.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin or editor privileges and trick a user into visiting a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 22, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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