Cyber Posture

CVE-2024-56035

High

Published: 02 January 2025

Published
02 January 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0014 34.3th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Kurt Payne Upload Scanner upload-scanner allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Upload Scanner: from n/a through <= 1.2.

Security Summary

CVE-2024-56035 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the Kurt Payne Upload Scanner (upload-scanner) WordPress plugin. This issue affects all versions of the plugin from its initial release through 1.2 inclusive. The vulnerability was published on 2025-01-02 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L).

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low complexity and no required privileges, though it requires user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. Upon successful exploitation, attackers achieve low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a changed scope that elevates the overall severity.

Patchstack provides details on this Reflected XSS vulnerability in the WordPress Upload Scanner plugin version 1.2 via their database advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/upload-scanner/vulnerability/wordpress-upload-scanner-plugin-1-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-79

References