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TI-2024-03499 Aliases CVE-2024-3753GHSA-j4vv-h88w-gmv9

Hostel < 1.1.5.3 - Reflected XSS

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

The Hostel WordPress plugin before 1.1.5.3 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00801 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Hostel (Unknown): 1.1.5.3

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
UnknownHostelbefore 1.1.5.31.1.5.3Patch availableCNA
  • Hostel VendorUnknown Affected before 1.1.5.3 Fixed in 1.1.5.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kibokolabs:hostel:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 1.1.5.3Vulnerableprasunsen
  • cpe:2.3:a:kibokolabs:hostel:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.1.5.3 Vulnerable ·prasunsen

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Hostel (Unknown) Fixed in 1.1.5.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3753
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j4vv-h88w-gmv9

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2025-05640 Hostel < 1.1.5.8 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2025-05642 Hostel < 1.1.5.9 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2023-00516 Hostel < 1.1.5.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2019-09195 XSS exists in the Kiboko Hostel plugin before 1.1.4 for WordPress. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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