TI-2024-06017 Aliases CVE-2024-6487 GHSA-58xh-xqmq-2mmr

Inline Related Posts < 3.8.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS

MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published 2024-07-29 · Updated 2024-08-08

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 Inline Related Posts WordPress plugin before 3.8.0 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 0.00446 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed Inline Related Posts (Unknown): 3.8.0

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	Inline Related Posts	before 3.8.0	3.8.0	Patch available	CNA

Inline Related Posts VendorUnknown Affected before 3.8.0 Fixed in 3.8.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:data443:inline_related_posts::::::wordpress::*	before 3.8.0	Vulnerable	Data443

cpe:2.3:a:data443:inline_related_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.8.0 Vulnerable ·Data443

Remediation

Fix · CNA Inline Related Posts (Unknown) Fixed in 3.8.0

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6487
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-58xh-xqmq-2mmr

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/eeec9608-a7b2-4926-bac2-4c81a65dd473/

TI-2024-05223 Inline Related Posts < 3.7.0 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2024-02270 Inline Related Posts < 3.5.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
TI-2023-05747 Inline Related Posts < 3.6.0 - Subscriber+ Password Protected Post Read CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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