CVE-2024-37432 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-37432: WordPress Esteem theme <= 1.5.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Themegrill

Product Esteem

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published July 22, 2024

Last update April 28, 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 (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ThemeGrill Esteem allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Esteem: from n/a through 1.5.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Esteem through version 1.5.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with high-level admin privileges can craft a payload that executes in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Compromised admin accounts can inject persistent malicious code affecting all site visitors and other administrators.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

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-2024-37432 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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