TI-2024-05714 Aliases CVE-2024-6165 GHSA-x99r-v22q-wv7v

WANotifier < 2.6.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS

MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published 2024-07-31 · Updated 2024-07-31

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
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 WANotifier WordPress plugin before 2.6.1 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 Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00373 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed WANotifier (Unknown): 2.6.1

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	WANotifier	before 2.6.1	2.6.1	Patch available	CNA

WANotifier VendorUnknown Affected before 2.6.1 Fixed in 2.6.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wanotifier:wanotifier::::::wordpress::*	before 2.6.1	Vulnerable	WANotifier

cpe:2.3:a:wanotifier:wanotifier:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·WANotifier

Remediation

Fix · CNA WANotifier (Unknown) Fixed in 2.6.1

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6165
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x99r-v22q-wv7v

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b9e6648a-9d19-4e73-ad6c-f727802d8dd5/

Sources

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