CVE-2024-35647 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-35647: WordPress Global Notification Bar plugin <= 1.0.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Global Notification Bar
Product Global Notification Bar
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published June 1, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

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 (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Global Notification Bar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Global Notification Bar: from n/a through 1.0.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Global Notification Bar versions up to 1.0.1 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with high-level admin privileges can craft a notification containing JavaScript code that executes in other users' browsers when they view the notification bar. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the victim must view the affected page—and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject JavaScript code that runs in other users' browsers when they view the notification bar.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts affecting all site visitors who see the notification bar.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin privileges and the victim must view a page containing the malicious notification.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 1, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

Related vulnerabilities

08Related CVE