CVE-2024-43217: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') in Pierre Lebedel Kodex Posts likes
CVE-2024-43217 is a high-severity reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Pierre Lebedel Kodex Posts likes plugin, affecting versions up to 2. 5. 0. The vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. Users should monitor vendor advisories for updates on remediation.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-43217) in Pierre Lebedel Kodex Posts likes plugin allows reflected Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) due to improper input neutralization during web page generation. It affects versions up to 2.5.0. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official remediation level has been published yet.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected web application, potentially leading to information disclosure, session hijacking, or other impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability as indicated by the CVSS vector. However, no known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should consider applying input validation or output encoding workarounds if feasible. Avoid clicking on suspicious links that might trigger reflected XSS. Monitor official sources for updates.
CVE-2024-43217: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') in Pierre Lebedel Kodex Posts likes
Description
CVE-2024-43217 is a high-severity reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Pierre Lebedel Kodex Posts likes plugin, affecting versions up to 2. 5. 0. The vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. Users should monitor vendor advisories for updates on remediation.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-43217) in Pierre Lebedel Kodex Posts likes plugin allows reflected Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) due to improper input neutralization during web page generation. It affects versions up to 2.5.0. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official remediation level has been published yet.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected web application, potentially leading to information disclosure, session hijacking, or other impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability as indicated by the CVSS vector. However, no known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should consider applying input validation or output encoding workarounds if feasible. Avoid clicking on suspicious links that might trigger reflected XSS. Monitor official sources for updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-09T09:20:01.690Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f165c8cbff5d86104b4ec9
Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:58:32 AM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 3:36:45 AM
Last updated: 4/29/2026, 7:01:07 AM
Views: 1
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