CVE-2024-2846: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in upwerd Visual Footer Credit Remover
The Visual Footer Credit Remover plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'selector' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-2846 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the upwerd Visual Footer Credit Remover WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to and including version 2. The vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'selector' parameter. Authenticated attackers with administrator privileges on multi-site WordPress installations or installations where unfiltered_html is disabled can inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.4, reflecting a medium severity with network attack vector, high attack complexity, and high privileges required.
Potential Impact
An attacker with administrator-level access on affected WordPress multi-site installations or sites with unfiltered_html disabled can inject persistent malicious scripts via the 'selector' parameter. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts such as theft of user session data or manipulation of page content. Availability is not impacted. The vulnerability requires high privileges and does not require user interaction. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Administrators should restrict administrator access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Visual Footer Credit Remover plugin on multi-site installations or sites with unfiltered_html disabled until a fix is released. Monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates regarding remediation.
CVE-2024-2846: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in upwerd Visual Footer Credit Remover
Description
The Visual Footer Credit Remover plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'selector' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-2846 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the upwerd Visual Footer Credit Remover WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to and including version 2. The vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'selector' parameter. Authenticated attackers with administrator privileges on multi-site WordPress installations or installations where unfiltered_html is disabled can inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.4, reflecting a medium severity with network attack vector, high attack complexity, and high privileges required.
Potential Impact
An attacker with administrator-level access on affected WordPress multi-site installations or sites with unfiltered_html disabled can inject persistent malicious scripts via the 'selector' parameter. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts such as theft of user session data or manipulation of page content. Availability is not impacted. The vulnerability requires high privileges and does not require user interaction. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Administrators should restrict administrator access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Visual Footer Credit Remover plugin on multi-site installations or sites with unfiltered_html disabled until a fix is released. Monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates regarding remediation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-03-22T20:33:03.827Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6db7b7ef31ef0b58b5ea
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:46:31 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 2:08:34 PM
Last updated: 4/11/2026, 9:24:13 PM
Views: 8
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