FKIE_CVE-2024-4977

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-07-13 06:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 08:03
Severity
6.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Summary
The Index WP MySQL For Speed WordPress plugin before 1.4.18 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/89791a80-5cff-4a1a-8163-94b5be4081a5/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/89791a80-5cff-4a1a-8163-94b5be4081a5/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
plumislandmedia index_wp_mysql_for_speed *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T08:03:19.203",
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