CVE-2024-8959 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-8959: WP Adminify – Best WordPress Custom Dashboard Plugin <= 4.0.1.6 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload

Vendor Litonice13
Product WP Adminify – White Label WordPress, Admin Menu Editor, Login Customizer
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published October 24, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

6.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The WP Adminify – Custom WordPress Dashboard, Login and Admin Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Adminify contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 4.0.1.6. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site users, including administrators. The vulnerability affects the plugin's scope across the site, potentially compromising admin accounts and sensitive data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers, including administrators.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can inject code affecting other users and admins; admin accounts and data at risk.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be logged in with low-level user privileges; no user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 24, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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