CVE-2024-45452 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-45452: WordPress Septera theme <= 1.5.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Cryout-Creations

Product Septera

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published September 17, 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in cryout-creations Septera septera allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Septera: from n/a through <= 1.5.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Septera versions up to 1.5.1 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically a victim clicking a malicious link—and can affect other users or the site itself. The impact is limited to reading or modifying non-sensitive data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit a crafted page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users could be tricked into executing scripts that steal session data or modify site content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account and the victim must click a malicious link or visit a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 17, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45452 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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