CVE-2024-51876 - CVE House

Status published Medium CVE-2024-51876

WordPress wp_automatic_widget plugin <= 1.0.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

6.5 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Codstack wp_automatic_widget wp-automatic-widget allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects wp_automatic_widget: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Gab | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-automatic-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-automatic-widget-plugin-1-0-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected Vendor

Codstack

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Affected Software

wp_automatic_widget

Vulnerable Versions:

Timeline

Official Publish: November 19th, 2024

Last Modified: April 28th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1189 Drive-by Compromise

Initial Access

T1059.007 JavaScript

Execution

T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie

Collection

T1213 Data from Information Repositories