CVE-2024-2963: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in marubon Pocket News Generator
The Pocket News Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings such as "Consumer Key" and "Access Token" in all versions up to, and including, 0.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, 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-2024-2963 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in the Pocket News Generator plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to 0.2.0. It occurs due to improper neutralization of input in admin settings fields such as "Consumer Key" and "Access Token". Authenticated attackers with administrator privileges can inject arbitrary scripts that execute when users view the affected pages. This vulnerability specifically impacts multi-site installations or those with unfiltered_html disabled, limiting its scope. No official patch or fix is currently documented.
Potential Impact
An attacker with administrator-level access can inject malicious scripts into the plugin's admin settings, which are then stored and executed in the context of users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts, such as session hijacking or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of users. The vulnerability does not affect availability and requires high privileges and specific WordPress configurations to be exploitable.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict administrator access to trusted users only and consider disabling or uninstalling the Pocket News Generator plugin in multi-site environments or where unfiltered_html is disabled. Monitor for updates from the vendor for a security patch addressing this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-2963: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in marubon Pocket News Generator
Description
The Pocket News Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings such as "Consumer Key" and "Access Token" in all versions up to, and including, 0.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, 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-2024-2963 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in the Pocket News Generator plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to 0.2.0. It occurs due to improper neutralization of input in admin settings fields such as "Consumer Key" and "Access Token". Authenticated attackers with administrator privileges can inject arbitrary scripts that execute when users view the affected pages. This vulnerability specifically impacts multi-site installations or those with unfiltered_html disabled, limiting its scope. No official patch or fix is currently documented.
Potential Impact
An attacker with administrator-level access can inject malicious scripts into the plugin's admin settings, which are then stored and executed in the context of users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts, such as session hijacking or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of users. The vulnerability does not affect availability and requires high privileges and specific WordPress configurations to be exploitable.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict administrator access to trusted users only and consider disabling or uninstalling the Pocket News Generator plugin in multi-site environments or where unfiltered_html is disabled. Monitor for updates from the vendor for a security patch addressing this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-03-26T19:48:52.672Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6dbab7ef31ef0b58d4fe
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:46:34 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:55:25 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 1:36:37 PM
Views: 10
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