CVE-2024-43130 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-43130: WordPress Football Pool plugin <= 2.11.10 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Antoine Hurkmans
Product Football Pool
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published August 12, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

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 Antoine Hurkmans Football Pool allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Football Pool: from n/a through 2.11.10.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Football Pool versions up to 2.11.10 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a crafted link—and affects the site's integrity and confidentiality. Site owners should update to a version newer than 2.11.10 when available.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account holder could be tricked into executing scripts that compromise site data or user sessions.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must click a malicious link or visit a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 12, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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