MM-Breaking News <= 0.7.9 - Reflected XSS
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 escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00325 25th 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-2024-8056
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qv98-75v6-5rhf
References
More Mm-breaking News Project Mm-breaking News vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-07468 MM-Breaking News <= 0.7.9 - Stored XSS via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-8056 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8056 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qv98-75v6-5rhf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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