TI-2024-06351 Aliases CVE-2024-6849 GHSA-v596-cf8q-xgjv

Cross-site scripting in maxsdesign Preloader Plus – WordPress Loading Screen Plugin

LOW 28CWE-79Published 2024-09-07 · Updated 2026-04-08

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 Preloader Plus – WordPress Loading Screen Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00301 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
maxsdesign	Preloader Plus – WordPress Loading Screen Plugin	up to 2.2.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

Preloader Plus – WordPress Loading Screen Plugin Vendormaxsdesign Affected up to 2.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wp-brandtheme:preloader_plus::::::wordpress::*	up to 2.2.1	Vulnerable	Wp-brandtheme

cpe:2.3:a:wp-brandtheme:preloader_plus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Wp-brandtheme

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6849
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v596-cf8q-xgjv

References

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/85e0e1c5-211f-434c-8cc8-1ca676a8c7c2?source=cve

Other 2

TI-2022-04562 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3

Sources

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