WordPress AB Categories Search Widget plugin <= 0.2.5 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Priority LOW 31CWE-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 · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ajberasategui AB Categories Search Widget ab-categories-search-widget allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects AB Categories Search Widget : from n/a through <= 0.2.5.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00288 21st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ajberasategui | AB Categories Search Widget | up to 0.2.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- AB Categories Search Widget Vendorajberasategui Affected up to 0.2.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:agustinberasategui:ab_categories_search_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 0.2.5 | Vulnerable | Agustinberasategui |
- cpe:2.3:a:agustinberasategui:ab_categories_search_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 0.2.5 Vulnerable ·Agustinberasategui
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-49240
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rxfq-vp39-8cc6
Sources
- CVE-2024-49240 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-49240 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rxfq-vp39-8cc6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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