CVE-2024-37558: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') in Nazmul Hossain Nihal WPFavicon
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Nazmul Hossain Nihal WPFavicon allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WPFavicon: from n/a through 2.1.1.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-37558) in WPFavicon involves CWE-79: improper neutralization of input during web page generation, leading to stored cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker could inject malicious scripts that are stored and later executed in the context of users viewing the affected pages. The issue affects WPFavicon versions through 2.1.1. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, with a scope change and low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with high privileges and requiring user interaction to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users, potentially leading to information disclosure, modification, or disruption of service. The impact is rated as medium severity with limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is released, users should apply strict input validation and output encoding where possible to mitigate stored XSS risks. Monitor vendor communications for updates.
CVE-2024-37558: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') in Nazmul Hossain Nihal WPFavicon
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Nazmul Hossain Nihal WPFavicon allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WPFavicon: from n/a through 2.1.1.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.9medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-37558) in WPFavicon involves CWE-79: improper neutralization of input during web page generation, leading to stored cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker could inject malicious scripts that are stored and later executed in the context of users viewing the affected pages. The issue affects WPFavicon versions through 2.1.1. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, with a scope change and low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with high privileges and requiring user interaction to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users, potentially leading to information disclosure, modification, or disruption of service. The impact is rated as medium severity with limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is released, users should apply strict input validation and output encoding where possible to mitigate stored XSS risks. Monitor vendor communications for updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-09T18:17:16.630Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f1659ecbff5d86104b0fc3
Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:57:50 AM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 3:31:34 AM
Last updated: 6/13/2026, 10:32:35 AM
Views: 20
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