CVE-2024-51839 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-51839: WordPress Utech Spinning Earth plugin <= 1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Meini
Product Utech Spinning Earth
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 Meini Utech Spinning Earth utech-spinning-earth allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Utech Spinning Earth: from n/a through <= 1.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Utech Spinning Earth versions 1.2 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the scope beyond the vulnerable component. An attacker with low privileges can inject code that executes in other users' browsers, potentially compromising their sessions or data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' sessions and data may be compromised if they interact with attacker-controlled content on your site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account and trick a user into clicking a malicious link or visiting a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

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

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