CVE-2024-49239 (GCVE-0-2024-49239)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-18 09:46 – Updated: 2026-04-01 15:35
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Title
WordPress Add Categories Post Footer plugin <= 2.2.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in nikhilvaghela Add Categories Post Footer add-categories-post-footer allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Add Categories Post Footer: from n/a through <= 2.2.2.
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No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nikhilvaghela Add Categories Post Footer Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.2.2 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2026-04-01 16:27
Credits
Le Ngoc Anh | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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