WP Mailster <= 1.8.17.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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 WP Mailster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'mst_subscribe' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.17.0 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-11782
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r8p-6qcr-pv6h
References
More brandtoss Wp Mailster vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-36003 WordPress WP Mailster plugin <= 1.8.16.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-36005 WordPress WP Mailster plugin <= 1.8.16.0 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-36002 WordPress WP Mailster plugin <= 1.8.16.0 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-16207 WordPress WP Mailster plugin <= 1.8.17.0 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-36001 WordPress WP Mailster plugin <= 1.8.16.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-36443 WordPress WP Mailster plugin <= 1.8.17.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-11782 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-11782 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8r8p-6qcr-pv6h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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