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TI-2024-02231 Aliases CVE-2024-2402GHSA-m5xj-5946-r5xw

Better Comments < 1.5.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Priority LOW 25CWE-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 Better Comments WordPress plugin before 1.5.6 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)

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00403 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Better Comments (Unknown): 1.5.6

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownBetter Commentsbefore 1.5.61.5.6Patch availableCNA
  • Better Comments VendorUnknown Affected before 1.5.6 Fixed in 1.5.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:utopique:better_comments:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 1.5.6VulnerableUtopique
  • cpe:2.3:a:utopique:better_comments:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·Utopique

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Better Comments (Unknown) Fixed in 1.5.6

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Better Comments 1.5.6

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-02233 Better Comments < 1.5.6 - Subscriber+ Stored XSSPriority MEDIUM 58
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2402
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m5xj-5946-r5xw

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2024-02233 Better Comments < 1.5.6 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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