CVE-2024-51618 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-51618: WordPress Custom Admin Menu plugin <= 1.0.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Duogeek
Product Custom Admin Menu
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published November 9, 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 DuoGeek Custom Admin Menu custom-admin-menu allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Custom Admin Menu: from n/a through <= 1.0.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Custom Admin Menu versions 1.0.0 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker with low-level user access can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the admin menu. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site users with low privileges can compromise other users' sessions or steal admin credentials.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker needs low-level user account access and victim must view a page containing the affected menu.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 9, 2024 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated

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