CVE-2024-34795 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-34795: WordPress Tainacan plugin <= 0.21.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Tainacan

Product Tainacan

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published June 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 tainacan Tainacan tainacan.This issue affects Tainacan: from n/a through <= 0.21.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Tainacan versions up to 0.21.3 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a crafted link—and can affect other users' sessions and data. The impact is limited to low-severity confidentiality, integrity, and availability breaches.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the attacker's crafted content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can be tricked into executing scripts that steal session data, modify content, or perform actions on their behalf.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account; victim must click a link or visit a page the attacker controls.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 3, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34795 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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