CVE-2024-51846 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-51846: WordPress Community Yard Sale plugin <= 1.1.11 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Michael Simpson
Product Community Yard Sale
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 Michael Simpson Community Yard Sale community-yard-sale allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Community Yard Sale: from n/a through <= 1.1.11.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Community Yard Sale versions 1.1.11 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts. When a victim with higher privileges visits a page containing the injected code, the script executes in their browser, potentially compromising their session or account. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can inject scripts affecting other users' sessions, potentially leading to account compromise or data theft.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account; victim must visit a page containing the injected code.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

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

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