CVE-2024-4034: Virtue (WordPress theme) · Cross-site Scripting
Affects Virtue (WordPress theme)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.4 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 47% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 May 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| stellarwp Virtue | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling the latest posts feature on the homepage to reduce exposure. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply any official patches promptly once released.
Description
The Virtue theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via a Post Author's name in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping when the latest posts feature is enabled on the homepage. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d8272233-afb3-46f1-ab85-189a3923e29d?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/virtue/3.4.8/templates/home/blog-home.php (opens in a new tab)
- themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=225592%40virtue&new=225592%40virtue&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= (opens in a new tab)