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TI-2024-00519 Aliases CVE-2024-0561GHSA-hv62-rcrq-hx82

Ultimate Posts Widget < 2.3.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

The Ultimate Posts Widget WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not validate and escape some of its Widget options before outputting them back in attributes, 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)

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00442 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Ultimate Posts Widget (Unknown): 2.3.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownUltimate Posts Widgetbefore 2.3.12.3.1Patch availableCNA
  • Ultimate Posts Widget VendorUnknown Affected before 2.3.1 Fixed in 2.3.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:inisev:ultimate_posts_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 2.3.1Vulnerableinisev
  • cpe:2.3:a:inisev:ultimate_posts_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·inisev

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Ultimate Posts Widget (Unknown) Fixed in 2.3.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-0561
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hv62-rcrq-hx82

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2023-00909 Inisev Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization on handle_installation function CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2023-03692 Inisev Plugins (Various Versions) - Cross-Site Request Forgery on handle_installation function CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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