CVE-2024-35639 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-35639: WordPress Simple Spoiler plugin <= 1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Webliberty

Product Simple Spoiler

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published June 3, 2024

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 Webliberty Simple Spoiler simple-spoiler.This issue affects Simple Spoiler: from n/a through <= 1.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Simple Spoiler versions 1.2 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. 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 to steal data or modify page content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A trusted admin or editor could inject scripts affecting other users' sessions and data without their knowledge.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin or editor privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 3, 2024 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35639 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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