CVE-2024-33916 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-33916: WordPress CPO Companion plugin <= 1.1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Machothemes

Product CPO Companion

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published May 3, 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 MachoThemes CPO Companion allows Stored XSS.This issue affects CPO Companion: from n/a through 1.1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

CPO Companion through version 1.1.0 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 pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers and steal data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site users' accounts and data are at risk if an attacker with low privileges injects malicious code into the plugin.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 3, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33916 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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