CVE-2024-9347: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in wpextended The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended
The The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'wpext-export' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Please note this fix was reverted in version 3.0.11 and later fixed again in version 3.0.13.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-9347 is a reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin. It arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'wpext-export' parameter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 3.0.9 and version 3.0.11. Although a fix was initially introduced, it was reverted in 3.0.11 and then fixed again in 3.0.13. Exploitation requires tricking a user into clicking a crafted link, leading to script execution in the user's browser context.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to the execution of arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially allowing theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other actions permitted by the victim's privileges in the affected site. The vulnerability does not require authentication and has a medium impact on confidentiality and integrity, with no impact on availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix for this vulnerability is available in version 3.0.13 of The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin. Users should upgrade to version 3.0.13 or later to remediate this issue. Versions 3.0.10 and earlier up to 3.0.9 are vulnerable, and the fix was reverted in 3.0.11, so that version should also be avoided. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's versioning history. No additional mitigations are specified.
CVE-2024-9347: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in wpextended The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended
Description
The The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'wpext-export' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Please note this fix was reverted in version 3.0.11 and later fixed again in version 3.0.13.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-9347 is a reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin. It arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'wpext-export' parameter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 3.0.9 and version 3.0.11. Although a fix was initially introduced, it was reverted in 3.0.11 and then fixed again in 3.0.13. Exploitation requires tricking a user into clicking a crafted link, leading to script execution in the user's browser context.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to the execution of arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially allowing theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other actions permitted by the victim's privileges in the affected site. The vulnerability does not require authentication and has a medium impact on confidentiality and integrity, with no impact on availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix for this vulnerability is available in version 3.0.13 of The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin. Users should upgrade to version 3.0.13 or later to remediate this issue. Versions 3.0.10 and earlier up to 3.0.9 are vulnerable, and the fix was reverted in 3.0.11, so that version should also be avoided. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's versioning history. No additional mitigations are specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-09-30T16:26:30.243Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b49b7ef31ef0b550eb9
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:36:09 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 3:27:45 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 8:40:24 AM
Views: 10
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