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TI-2024-08223 Aliases CVE-2024-8857GHSA-f8c3-q6gm-6v3x

WordPress Auction <= 3.7 - Editor+ 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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The WordPress Auction Plugin WordPress plugin through 3.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00332 26th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownWordPress Auction Pluginup to 3.7—No fix listedCNA
  • WordPress Auction Plugin VendorUnknown Affected up to 3.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpmarka:wordpress_auction:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 3.7VulnerableWP Marka
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpmarka:wordpress_auction:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 3.7 Vulnerable ·WP Marka

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8857
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f8c3-q6gm-6v3x

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2024-08221 WordPress Auction <= 3.7 - Editor+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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