TI-2024-06361 Aliases CVE-2024-6859 GHSA-mf53-vhfr-cjjw

WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Reflected XSS via Shortcode

MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published 2024-09-08 · Updated 2024-09-09

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The WP MultiTasking WordPress plugin through 0.1.12 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00182 7th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	WP MultiTasking	up to 0.1.12	—	No fix listed	CNA

WP MultiTasking VendorUnknown Affected up to 0.1.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ngothang:wp_multitasking::::::wordpress::*	up to 0.1.12	Vulnerable	Ngothang

cpe:2.3:a:ngothang:wp_multitasking:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 0.1.12 Vulnerable ·Ngothang

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6859
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mf53-vhfr-cjjw

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/34ae6121-304f-495b-bcc1-4fbd3d70a9fb/

TI-2024-06358 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - SMTP Settings Update via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2024-06357 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Exit Popup Update via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2024-06355 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Welcome Popup Update via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2024-06354 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Settings Update via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2024-06362 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Permalink Suffix Update via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
TI-2024-06359 WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Header/Footer/Body Script Update via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

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Sources

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