CVE-2024-5259: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in wcmp MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solutions
The MultiVendorX Marketplace – WooCommerce MultiVendor Marketplace Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘hover_animation’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.11 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The MultiVendorX – WooCommerce MultiVendor Marketplace Solution plugin for WordPress suffers from a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper neutralization of input in the 'hover_animation' parameter. Authenticated users with Contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary web scripts that persist and execute in the context of other users viewing the injected pages. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-5259 and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with Contributor-level or higher privileges to inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts, such as theft of session tokens or modification of page content. There is no direct availability impact. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 4.1.11 of the plugin.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently confirmed for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates and apply any forthcoming patches promptly. Until a fix is available, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting the use of the 'hover_animation' feature if possible. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.
CVE-2024-5259: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in wcmp MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solutions
Description
The MultiVendorX Marketplace – WooCommerce MultiVendor Marketplace Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘hover_animation’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.11 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
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Technical Analysis
The MultiVendorX – WooCommerce MultiVendor Marketplace Solution plugin for WordPress suffers from a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper neutralization of input in the 'hover_animation' parameter. Authenticated users with Contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary web scripts that persist and execute in the context of other users viewing the injected pages. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-5259 and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with Contributor-level or higher privileges to inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts, such as theft of session tokens or modification of page content. There is no direct availability impact. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 4.1.11 of the plugin.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently confirmed for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates and apply any forthcoming patches promptly. Until a fix is available, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting the use of the 'hover_animation' feature if possible. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-05-23T06:44:43.388Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6be2b7ef31ef0b55bc8e
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:38:42 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 2:42:17 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 3:00:18 PM
Views: 11
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