CVE-2024-51826 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-51826: WordPress Bitcoin Payments plugin <= 1.4.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Jandal
Product Bitcoin Payments
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published November 19, 2024
Last update April 28, 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 Jandal Bitcoin Payments bitcoin-payments allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Bitcoin Payments: from n/a through <= 1.4.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Bitcoin Payments versions 1.4.2 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts. The attacker must trick a user into visiting a crafted page. The injected script can access sensitive data, modify page content, or perform actions on behalf of the victim within the affected component and potentially beyond.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in a user's browser and access sensitive data or modify page content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' sessions and data could be compromised if they interact with pages containing injected malicious scripts.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be authenticated with low privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the attacker's malicious input.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 19, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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