RSS Feed Widget <= 2.9.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via rfw-youtube-videos Shortcode
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- 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 RSS Feed Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's rfw-youtube-videos shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fahadmahmood | RSS Feed Widget | up to 2.9.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- RSS Feed Widget Vendorfahadmahmood Affected up to 2.9.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fahadmahmood:rss_feed_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | fahadmahmood |
- cpe:2.3:a:fahadmahmood:rss_feed_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·fahadmahmood
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-10057
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-58r3-hw64-gmg3
References
More fahadmahmood Rss Feed Widget vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-09127 RSS Feed Widget < 3.0.1 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-10057 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-10057 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-58r3-hw64-gmg3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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