CVE-2024-33696: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Broadstreet XPRESS WordPress Ad Widget
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Broadstreet XPRESS WordPress Ad Widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress Ad Widget: from n/a through 2.20.0.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Broadstreet XPRESS WordPress Ad Widget (up to version 2.20.0) involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation, leading to stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79). An attacker with high privileges and requiring user interaction could inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of affected users. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, and user interaction needed, with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability rated as low to low to low respectively.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with high privileges to inject and store malicious scripts that execute when other users view the affected content, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure within the context of the affected WordPress site. The impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability is rated as low. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available. Users should follow vendor advisories for updates. Until a fix is released, limiting high privilege access and carefully validating input where possible may reduce risk. Monitor for updates from Broadstreet XPRESS regarding this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-33696: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Broadstreet XPRESS WordPress Ad Widget
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Broadstreet XPRESS WordPress Ad Widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress Ad Widget: from n/a through 2.20.0.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.9medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Broadstreet XPRESS WordPress Ad Widget (up to version 2.20.0) involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation, leading to stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79). An attacker with high privileges and requiring user interaction could inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of affected users. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, and user interaction needed, with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability rated as low to low to low respectively.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with high privileges to inject and store malicious scripts that execute when other users view the affected content, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure within the context of the affected WordPress site. The impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability is rated as low. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available. Users should follow vendor advisories for updates. Until a fix is released, limiting high privilege access and carefully validating input where possible may reduce risk. Monitor for updates from Broadstreet XPRESS regarding this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-04-26T11:21:56.467Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f16554cbff5d86104ad06b
Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:56:36 AM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 7:37:07 AM
Last updated: 6/12/2026, 9:23:57 PM
Views: 29
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