Simple Banner < 3.0.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Simple Banner WordPress plugin before 3.0.4 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 0.00267 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Simple Banner (Unknown): 3.0.4
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Simple Banner | before 3.0.4 | 3.0.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Simple Banner VendorUnknown Affected before 3.0.4 Fixed in 3.0.4 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simple_banner_project:simple_banner:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.0.4 | Vulnerable | Simple Banner Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:simple_banner_project:simple_banner:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Simple Banner Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Simple Banner (Unknown) Fixed in 3.0.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12769
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3pjj-2f8w-vhh5
References
More Simple Banner Project Simple Banner vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-02324 Simple Banner <= 2.11.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2022-00369 Simple Banner < 2.12.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2021-06858 Simple Banner < 2.10.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-12769 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12769 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3pjj-2f8w-vhh5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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