CVE-2024-43137 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-43137: WordPress WappPress Basic plugin <= 6.0.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Wapppress Team

Product WappPress

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 12, 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 WappPress Team WappPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WappPress: from n/a through 6.0.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WappPress versions up to 6.0.4 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 6.0.4 to mitigate this risk.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators with malicious intent can inject scripts affecting site integrity and user data confidentiality.

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

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43137 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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