Better Comments < 1.5.6 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS
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 low privilege users such as Subscribers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Better Comments | before 1.5.6 | 1.5.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Better Comments VendorUnknown Affected before 1.5.6 Fixed in 1.5.6 Patch available CNA
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-2024-02231 Better Comments < 1.5.6 - Admin+ Stored XSSPriority LOW 25
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2404
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ccjp-7c97-jmxf
References
More Utopique Better Comments vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-02231 Better Comments < 1.5.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2024-2404 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-2404 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ccjp-7c97-jmxf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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