Virtue <= 3.4.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Author
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Virtue theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via a Post Author's name in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping when the latest posts feature is enabled on the homepage. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4034
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j556-h6mg-4v8m
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d8272233-afb3-46f1-ab85-189a3923e29d?source=cve
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/virtue/3.4.8/templates/home/blog-home.php#L87
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=225592%40virtue&new=225592%40virtue&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file18
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Sources
- CVE-2024-4034 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-4034 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j556-h6mg-4v8m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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