CVE-2024-43952 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-43952: WordPress Esotera theme <= 1.2.5.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Cryoutcreations

Product Esotera

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 29, 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 CryoutCreations Esotera allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Esotera: from n/a through 1.2.5.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Esorata versions up to 1.2.5.1 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with low-level access can craft a request that, when visited by another user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser. The vulnerability affects multiple security contexts and requires user interaction to trigger.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers when they visit a crafted page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can steal session tokens, modify site content, or redirect visitors to malicious sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have low-level user account access; victim must visit a page containing the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 29, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43952 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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