CVE-2024-35696 HIGH

CVE-2024-35696: WordPress WP Docs plugin <= 2.1.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Fahad Mahmood

Product WP Docs

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published June 8, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 Fahad Mahmood WP Docs allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Docs: from n/a through 2.1.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Docs versions up to 2.1.3 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a site user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the user's browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement. The vulnerability requires user interaction to exploit.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in users' browsers to steal sessions, credentials, or deface content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site visitors can be compromised; attackers may steal admin sessions, modify content, or redirect users to malicious sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must trick a site user into visiting a malicious link or page (user interaction required). No authentication needed.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 8, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35696 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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