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CVE-2024-3469

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-06-05
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.4.1 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The GP Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the message parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

GP Premium plugin for WordPress versions up to 2.4.0 have a reflected XSS vulnerability in the 'message' parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript via malicious links.

MitigationUpdate GP Premium plugin to version 2.4.1 or later which patches the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the message parameter.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
GeneratepressWordPress extension
Affected:< 2.4.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify GP Premium plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'GP Premium' or 'GeneratePress Premium'. Alternatively, check the file system at wp-content/plugins/ folder for a premium folder.
    Affected if The plugin is not found in the installed plugins list or plugin directory.
  2. Check installed version of GP Premium
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and click on GP Premium to view the version number. Alternatively, check the main plugin file header in wp-content/plugins/gp-premium/readme.txt or the plugin's main PHP file for the 'Version' tag.
    Affected if The version number is less than 2.4.1 (for example, 2.4.0, 2.3.x, etc.).
  3. Confirm plugin is active
    In WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, verify that GP Premium shows as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive' or 'Must-Use'.
    Affected if The plugin is active and running version 2.4.0 or below.
  4. Inspect for XSS indicators in server logs
    Review web server access logs (Apache, Nginx) for requests containing the 'message' parameter with suspicious patterns like <script>, javascript:, or onerror= attributes. Search logs for 'message=' URL parameter.
    Affected if Log entries show malicious scripts injected via the message parameter in URLs.

A user is affected if the GP Premium plugin is installed, active, and running a version below 2.4.1, which allows unauthenticated reflected XSS via the message parameter in URLs.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.4.1 or later
Fixed in 2.4.1
Interim mitigation

Update GP Premium plugin to version 2.4.1 or later which patches the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the message parameter.

Recommended fix High confidence

2.4.1

  1. Upgrade the GP Premium plugin for WordPress to version 2.4.1 or later

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Generatepress Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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