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CVE-2024-34766 (GCVE-0-2024-34766)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-03 11:37 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:09
VLAI
Title
WordPress ChaosTheory theme <= 1.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Automattic ChaosTheory allows Stored XSS.This issue affects ChaosTheory: from n/a through 1.3.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-06-03 14:34 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Automattic ChaosTheory Affected: n/a , ≤ 1.3 (custom)
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Credits
Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack)
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