CVE-2024-33954 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-33954: WordPress Pliska theme <= 0.3.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Atanas Yonkov

Product Pliska

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 Atanas Yonkov Pliska allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Pliska: from n/a through 0.3.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Pliska versions up to 0.3.5 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a crafted link—and can affect other users viewing the same page. The impact is limited to reading or modifying non-sensitive data within the application scope.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in other users' browsers to steal session data or modify page content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' sessions and data could be compromised if they interact with attacker-controlled content; site reputation may suffer.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid user account and trick a victim into clicking a malicious link or visiting a crafted page.

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-2024-33954 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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