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TI-2024-03706 Aliases CVE-2024-3972GHSA-2vx2-q9p6-5g67

Similarity <= 3.0 - Stored XSS via CSRF

Priority MEDIUM 59CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

The Similarity WordPress plugin through 3.0 does not have CSRF check in some places, and is missing sanitisation as well as escaping, which could allow attackers to make logged in admin add Stored XSS payloads via a CSRF attack

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00229 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
UnknownSimilarityup to 3.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Similarity VendorUnknown Affected up to 3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:davidjmiller:similarity:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 3.0VulnerableDavidjmiller
  • cpe:2.3:a:davidjmiller:similarity:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 3.0 Vulnerable ·Davidjmiller

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3972
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2vx2-q9p6-5g67

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2024-03705 Similarity <= 3.0 - Plugin Reset via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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