Vikinghammer Tweet <= 0.2.4 - Stored XSS via CSRF
Priority MEDIUM 59CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Vikinghammer Tweet WordPress plugin through 0.2.4 does not have CSRF check in some places, and is missing sanitisation as well as escaping, which could allow attackers to make logged in admin add Stored XSS payloads via a CSRF attack.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0016 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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 | Vikinghammer Tweet | up to 0.2.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Vikinghammer Tweet VendorUnknown Affected up to 0.2.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:seanschulte:vikinghammer_tweet:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 0.2.4 | Vulnerable | Seanschulte |
- cpe:2.3:a:seanschulte:vikinghammer_tweet:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 0.2.4 Vulnerable ·Seanschulte
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8043
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xwc4-p3cg-mmq4
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-8043 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8043 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xwc4-p3cg-mmq4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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