CVE-2024-37116 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-37116: WordPress Sinatra theme <= 1.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Sinatrateam

Product Sinatra

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published July 22, 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 (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in sinatrateam Sinatra allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Sinatra: from n/a through 1.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Sinatra versions up to 1.3 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 or the site itself. The impact is limited to reading or modifying non-sensitive data within the affected session.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers or modifies page content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users could be tricked into executing attacker-controlled scripts, potentially exposing session data or modifying site content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be authenticated with low privileges; victim must click a malicious link or visit a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 22, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37116 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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