CVE-2024-6481 json
Search Filter Pro < 2.5.18 - Admin+ Stored XSS
published 2024-08-08 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-47570
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Search & Filter Pro WordPress plugin before 2.5.18 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Patch / fix
- Unknown Search & Filter Pro 2.5.18
- search_and_filter_pro_wordpress search_and_filter_pro_wordpress 2.5.18
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/53357868-2bcb-48eb-8abd-83186ff8d027/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Search & Filter Pro
- search_and_filter_pro_wordpress search_and_filter_pro_wordpress
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/53357868-2bcb-48eb-8abd-83186ff8d027/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-6481
- NVD CVE-2024-6481
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