CVE-2024-44039 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-44039: WordPress WP Travel plugin <= 9.3.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Wp Travel

Product WP Travel

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published October 6, 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Travel WP Travel wp-travel allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Travel: from n/a through <= 9.3.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Travel versions up to 9.3.1 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated administrator with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the site's integrity and confidentiality. Update to a version newer than 9.3.1.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators can be tricked into executing malicious code that compromises site data or user accounts.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin privileges and the victim must visit an affected page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 6, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44039 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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