CVE-2024-33952 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-33952: WordPress Unique theme <= 0.3.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Justin Tadlock

Product Unique

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published May 2, 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 Justin Tadlock Unique allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Unique: from n/a through 0.3.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Unique plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 0.3.0. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, including administrators. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect multiple users across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site visitors and admins could be redirected, have sessions hijacked, or have their data stolen via malicious scripts injected by low-privilege users.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 2, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33952 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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