MM-Breaking News <= 0.7.9 - Stored XSS via CSRF
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 MM-Breaking News WordPress plugin through 0.7.9 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 0.00212 11th 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 | MM-Breaking News | up to 0.7.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MM-Breaking News VendorUnknown Affected up to 0.7.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mm-breaking_news_project:mm-breaking_news:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 0.7.9 | Vulnerable | Mm-breaking News Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:mm-breaking_news_project:mm-breaking_news:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 0.7.9 Vulnerable ·Mm-breaking News Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8054
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-52vm-8f6x-7r3p
References
More Mm-breaking News Project Mm-breaking News vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-07470 MM-Breaking News <= 0.7.9 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-8054 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8054 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-52vm-8f6x-7r3p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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