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