CVE-2024-9607: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in 10web 10Web Social Post Feed
The 10Web Social Post Feed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.9. 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 is only exploitable when the leave a review notice is present.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-9607 is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the 10Web Social Post Feed WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.2.9). The issue arises from the use of add_query_arg without proper escaping of URL parameters, enabling injection of malicious scripts. This vulnerability is exploitable only when the 'leave a review' notice is present on the page and requires user interaction. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (medium severity), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected site for users who interact with a crafted link while the 'leave a review' notice is present. This can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts, such as theft of user data or session tokens, but does not affect availability. There are no known exploits in the wild as of the published date.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — no official fix or patch links are provided. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a patch is available, administrators should consider disabling the 'leave a review' notice feature if possible to mitigate the risk, or apply other temporary mitigations that prevent user interaction with crafted URLs containing malicious scripts.
CVE-2024-9607: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in 10web 10Web Social Post Feed
Description
The 10Web Social Post Feed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.9. 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 is only exploitable when the leave a review notice is present.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.1medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-9607 is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the 10Web Social Post Feed WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.2.9). The issue arises from the use of add_query_arg without proper escaping of URL parameters, enabling injection of malicious scripts. This vulnerability is exploitable only when the 'leave a review' notice is present on the page and requires user interaction. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (medium severity), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected site for users who interact with a crafted link while the 'leave a review' notice is present. This can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts, such as theft of user data or session tokens, but does not affect availability. There are no known exploits in the wild as of the published date.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — no official fix or patch links are provided. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a patch is available, administrators should consider disabling the 'leave a review' notice feature if possible to mitigate the risk, or apply other temporary mitigations that prevent user interaction with crafted URLs containing malicious scripts.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-10-07T21:45:02.403Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b54b7ef31ef0b552395
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:36:20 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 8:44:25 AM
Last updated: 5/29/2026, 9:39:26 PM
Views: 26
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