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CVE-2024-43963: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') in WaspThemes YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor

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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-43963cvecve-2024-43963cwe-79
Published: Thu Aug 29 2024 (08/29/2024, 17:45:18 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: WaspThemes
Product: YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WaspThemes YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor: from n/a through 7.6.1.

CVSS v3.1

Score 7.1high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected software

Affected versions
<=7.6.1

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 04/29/2026, 03:53:52 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2024-43963 is a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability classified under CWE-79 in the YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor by WaspThemes. It affects versions up to 7.6.1 and results from improper input neutralization during web page generation, enabling attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser. The CVSS v3.1 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 official fix or patch has been published yet, and no known exploitation in the wild has been documented.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of a victim's browser, potentially leading to limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. This could enable actions such as session hijacking, defacement, or redirection to malicious sites. However, exploitation requires user interaction and the vulnerability is reflected, limiting the scope of attacks.

Mitigation Recommendations

No official patch or remediation is currently available for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the WaspThemes vendor advisories for updates and apply any official fixes once released. Until then, consider implementing web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block reflected XSS attempts specific to this product. Avoid clicking on suspicious links that may trigger the vulnerability.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Patchstack
Date Reserved
2024-08-18T21:56:50.561Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 69f165dccbff5d86104b5ad1

Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:58:52 AM

Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 3:53:52 AM

Last updated: 6/13/2026, 12:06:18 PM

Views: 18

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