TI-2024-00231 Aliases CVE-2024-0256 GHSA-hvwp-rfc8-3www

Starbox <= 3.4.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Profile Display Name and Social Settings

LOW 28CWE-79Published 2024-02-07 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Starbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Profile Display Name and Social Settings in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0032 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
cifi	Starbox – the Author Box for Humans	up to 3.4.8	—	No fix listed	CNA

Starbox – the Author Box for Humans Vendorcifi Affected up to 3.4.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:squirrly:starbox::::::wordpress::*	before 3.5.0	Vulnerable	cifi

cpe:2.3:a:squirrly:starbox:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.5.0 Vulnerable ·cifi

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-0256
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hvwp-rfc8-3www

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3029599/starbox

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0eafe473-9177-47c4-aa1e-2350cb827447?source=cve

TI-2024-01185 Starbox < 3.5.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2024-07638 Starbox < 3.5.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2024-07376 Starbox < 3.5.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
TI-2023-06218 Starbox <= 3.4.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Job Settings CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2024-00333 Starbox – the Author Box for Humans <= 3.4.7 - Insecure Direct Object Reference CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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