CVE-2024-33537 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-33537: WordPress WP Portfolio theme <= 2.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Theme Horse

Product WP Portfolio

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published April 29, 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 Theme Horse WP Portfolio allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Portfolio: from n/a through 2.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Portfolio through version 2.4 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected content. 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

Authenticated users can inject scripts affecting other visitors; site admins should restrict user roles and update the plugin immediately.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress account and the victim must view a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 29, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33537 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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