CVE-2024-54286 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-54286: WordPress Smaily for WP plugin <= 3.1.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Smaily
Product Smaily for WP
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published December 13, 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 Smaily Smaily for WP smaily-for-wp allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Smaily for WP: from n/a through <= 3.1.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Smaily for WP versions 3.1.5 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, including administrators. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect the entire site scope.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site visitors and admins could be redirected, have sessions hijacked, or have their data stolen via malicious scripts injected by low-privilege users.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress account and the victim must visit a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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