CVE-2024-50538 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-50538: WordPress Show Visitor IP Address plugin <= 0.2 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Irfantea
Product Show Visitor IP Address
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published November 19, 2024
Last update May 11, 2026

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 irfantea Show Visitor IP Address show-visitor-ip-address allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Show Visitor IP Address: from n/a through <= 0.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Show Visitor IP Address plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions 0.2 and earlier. An attacker with low-level site access can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other users viewing the plugin's output. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect multiple users across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view the plugin's output.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site visitors and admins could be redirected, have sessions hijacked, or have malicious actions performed on their behalf.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Low-level site access (e.g., subscriber or contributor role) and the victim must view a page displaying the plugin's output.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 19, 2024 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated

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