CVE-2024-12512: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in arunbasillal Ask Me Anything (Anonymously)
The Ask Me Anything (Anonymously) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'askmeanythingpeople' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.6 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-12512 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Ask Me Anything (Anonymously) WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to 1.6. The issue arises from improper neutralization of user-supplied input in the 'askmeanythingpeople' shortcode, allowing authenticated contributors or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts execute in the context of users visiting the injected pages, potentially leading to session hijacking or other script-based attacks. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-79 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher privileges can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the vulnerable shortcode. When other users access these pages, the injected scripts execute in their browsers, potentially compromising confidentiality and integrity of user data. The vulnerability does not impact availability. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. As a temporary mitigation, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Ask Me Anything (Anonymously) plugin until a fix is released.
CVE-2024-12512: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in arunbasillal Ask Me Anything (Anonymously)
Description
The Ask Me Anything (Anonymously) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'askmeanythingpeople' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.6 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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-12512 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Ask Me Anything (Anonymously) WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to 1.6. The issue arises from improper neutralization of user-supplied input in the 'askmeanythingpeople' shortcode, allowing authenticated contributors or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts execute in the context of users visiting the injected pages, potentially leading to session hijacking or other script-based attacks. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-79 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher privileges can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the vulnerable shortcode. When other users access these pages, the injected scripts execute in their browsers, potentially compromising confidentiality and integrity of user data. The vulnerability does not impact availability. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. As a temporary mitigation, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Ask Me Anything (Anonymously) plugin until a fix is released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-11T13:25:28.424Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e40b7ef31ef0b59bb21
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:48:48 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:24:40 PM
Last updated: 4/11/2026, 12:56:05 PM
Views: 21
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