TI-2024-09182 Aliases CVE-2024-9896 GHSA-5ghj-4886-p5v8

Cross-site scripting in spiderdevs Forumax – AI Powered Advanced Community Forum Plugin

LOW 27CWE-79Published 2024-11-02 · Updated 2026-04-08

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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The BBP Core – Expand bbPress powered forums with useful features plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00401 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
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
spiderdevs	Forumax – AI Powered Advanced Community Forum Plugin	up to 1.2.5	—	No fix listed	CNA

Forumax – AI Powered Advanced Community Forum Plugin Vendorspiderdevs Affected up to 1.2.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:spider-themes:bbp_core::::::wordpress::*	before 1.2.6	Vulnerable	Spider Themes

cpe:2.3:a:spider-themes:bbp_core:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.2.6 Vulnerable ·Spider Themes

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9896
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5ghj-4886-p5v8

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3179353/

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a329cf0a-8800-470a-9657-452f26112956?source=cve

Other 2

TI-2025-02213 Advanced Accordion Gutenberg Block <= 5.0.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2024-12404 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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