CVE-2024-8189: WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities · Cross-site Scripting
Affects WP MultiTasking – WP UtilitiesSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.4 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 32% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Sep 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| thangnv27 WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. In the meantime, restrict administrator access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities plugin if multi-site functionality is not required. Since this vulnerability only affects multi-site installations with unfiltered_html disabled, verifying and adjusting these configurations may reduce exposure.
Description
The WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘wpmt_menu_name’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.17 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0c976e5a-2f6c-4632-99a7-a512b3dd38e6?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-multitasking/trunk/wp-multitasking.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-multitasking/trunk/wp-multitasking.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3158305/ (opens in a new tab)