CVE-2024-51577 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-51577: WordPress bpmn.io plugin <= 1.0 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Neville.lugton

Product bpmn.io

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published November 10, 2024

Last update May 11, 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 neville.lugton bpmn.io bpmnio allows Stored XSS.This issue affects bpmn.io: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

bpmn.io versions 1.0 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to inject malicious scripts. When a victim visits a page containing the attacker's payload, the script executes in their browser with access to their session. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of the affected site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can inject scripts affecting other users' sessions, potentially stealing credentials or modifying site content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be authenticated with low-level privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 10, 2024 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51577 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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