CVE-2024-39629 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-39629: WordPress Himalayas theme <= 1.3.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Themegrill

Product Himalayas

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 1, 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 Himalayas allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Himalayas: from n/a through 1.3.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Himalayas through version 1.3.2 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with admin privileges can craft input that executes JavaScript in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects site integrity and confidentiality.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers when they view the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators could be tricked into visiting malicious pages, potentially compromising their accounts or exposing sensitive data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the injected content.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 1, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39629 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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