CVE-2024-49630: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in DevItems WP Education
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in DevItems WP Education wp-education allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Education: from n/a through <= 1.2.8.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The DevItems WP Education plugin for WordPress, versions up to 1.2.8, contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper input neutralization during web page generation. This allows an attacker with low privileges to inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view the affected content. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users, potentially leading to information disclosure, session hijacking, or other impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS score indicates a medium severity impact. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, consider restricting user input capabilities and applying web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block malicious payloads related to stored XSS. Monitor official DevItems communications for updates on fixes.
CVE-2024-49630: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in DevItems WP Education
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in DevItems WP Education wp-education allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Education: from n/a through <= 1.2.8.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The DevItems WP Education plugin for WordPress, versions up to 1.2.8, contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper input neutralization during web page generation. This allows an attacker with low privileges to inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view the affected content. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users, potentially leading to information disclosure, session hijacking, or other impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS score indicates a medium severity impact. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, consider restricting user input capabilities and applying web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block malicious payloads related to stored XSS. Monitor official DevItems communications for updates on fixes.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-10-17T09:51:28.653Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69cd74dce6bfc5ba1df0141c
Added to database: 4/1/2026, 7:41:16 PM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 4:53:55 AM
Last updated: 5/21/2026, 6:35:23 PM
Views: 21
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