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
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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.
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
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
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
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.
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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