CVE-2024-38786 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-38786: WordPress CoziPress theme <= 1.0.30 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Burgerthemes

Product CoziPress

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published July 21, 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 BurgerThemes CoziPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects CoziPress: from n/a through 1.0.30.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

CoziPress through version 1.0.30 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected content. The vulnerability affects the site's integrity and confidentiality, and impacts extend beyond the vulnerable component due to scope change.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers and steal their session data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated attackers can compromise other users' accounts and data; site visitors may be redirected or have their sessions hijacked.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account and the victim must view a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 21, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38786 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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