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TI-2024-10992 Aliases CVE-2024-11849GHSA-7mxj-3f68-p2v6

Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields < 3.2.8.1 - Admin+ Stored 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
Fixed

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

Summary

The Pods WordPress plugin before 3.2.8.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00326 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Pods (Unknown): 3.2.8.1

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
UnknownPodsbefore 3.2.8.13.2.8.1Patch availableCNA
  • Pods VendorUnknown Affected before 3.2.8.1 Fixed in 3.2.8.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:podsfoundation:pods:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 3.2.8.1Vulnerablesc0ttkclark
  • cpe:2.3:a:podsfoundation:pods:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.2.8.1 Vulnerable ·sc0ttkclark

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Pods (Unknown) Fixed in 3.2.8.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-11849
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7mxj-3f68-p2v6

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2025-01242 Pods < 3.2.8.2 - Admin+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-09169 Pods < 3.2.7.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2023-06398 Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields - Authenticated (Contributor+) Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-06369 Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-09590 WordPress Pods Plugin <= 2.9.10.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-06631 Pods < 2.7.27 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
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Sources

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