Starbox < 3.5.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated
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 Starbox WordPress plugin before 3.5.2 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 0.00398 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Starbox (Unknown): 3.5.2
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 | Starbox | before 3.5.2 | 3.5.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Starbox VendorUnknown Affected before 3.5.2 Fixed in 3.5.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Starbox (Unknown) Fixed in 3.5.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-7955
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p6wm-338f-gmjm
References
More cifi Starbox vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01185 Starbox < 3.5.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-07638 Starbox < 3.5.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-06218 Starbox <= 3.4.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Job Settings CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2024-00231 Starbox <= 3.4.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Profile Display Name and Social Settings CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2024-00333 Starbox – the Author Box for Humans <= 3.4.7 - Insecure Direct Object Reference CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-7955 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-7955 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p6wm-338f-gmjm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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