CVE-2024-1282: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in onlineoptimisation Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers
The Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-1282 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.2.0). The issue is due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied shortcode attributes. This allows authenticated users with contributor-level or higher privileges to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into pages, which executes when those pages are accessed by other users. The vulnerability 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), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and partial confidentiality and integrity impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher permissions can exploit this vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary scripts in the context of affected pages. This can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity loss, such as stealing session tokens or modifying page content for other users. There is no impact on availability. No known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor or plugin author regarding patches or official fixes.
CVE-2024-1282: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in onlineoptimisation Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers
Description
The Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions 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-2024-1282 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.2.0). The issue is due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied shortcode attributes. This allows authenticated users with contributor-level or higher privileges to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into pages, which executes when those pages are accessed by other users. The vulnerability 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), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and partial confidentiality and integrity impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher permissions can exploit this vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary scripts in the context of affected pages. This can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity loss, such as stealing session tokens or modifying page content for other users. There is no impact on availability. No known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor or plugin author regarding patches or official fixes.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-06T16:33:36.042Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d27b7ef31ef0b56e70a
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:44:07 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 1:33:39 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 5:32:09 PM
Views: 13
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