DepicterWordPress extension
CVE-2024-37414
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 · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Depicter Slider and Popup by Averta Depicter Slider allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Depicter Slider: from n/a through 3.0.2.
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 · moderate confidenceA stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Depicter Slider and Popup plugin versions through 3.0.2. The vulnerability stems from improper neutralization of user-supplied input during web page generation, allowing an attacker with low privileges to inject malicious scripts that persist and execute when other users view the affected slider/popup content.
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
DepicterWordPress extension
< 3.1.0CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Depicter plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and check if 'Depicter' plugin appears in the installed plugins listAffected if Depicter plugin is installed and active
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Check installed Depicter versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Depicter and view the version number displayed, or check the plugin header in /wp-content/plugins/depicter/depicter.phpAffected if Version is less than 3.1.0 (versions through 3.0.2 are affected)
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Identify existing sliders and popupsIn WordPress admin, navigate to the Depicter menu item and list all created sliders and popups. Check the count and names of saved configurations in the database table prefix_depicter_documents if direct database access is availableAffected if Any sliders or popups exist that contain custom user-supplied content such as text, links, or custom HTML blocks
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Inspect slider/popup content for potential malicious scriptsEdit each slider/popup and review all text fields, custom HTML blocks, link URLs, and attribute inputs for suspicious JavaScript code patterns such as <script> tags, javascript: protocols, or event handlers like onload/onerrorAffected if Any slider/popup configuration contains unsanitized script tags or event handlers in user-editable fields
You are affected if the Depicter plugin version is below 3.1.0 AND any slider/popup with user-supplied content exists in your environment, as the XSS payload would persist within those configurations.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 · scoped3.1.0
Implement proper input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied content in slider/popup configurations. Apply context-aware sanitization (such as esc_html(), esc_attr(), or wp_kses()) before rendering any user input in HTML contexts, and validate input length and character sets.
3.1.0 or later
- Backup your WordPress site and database before performing any updates
- Update the Depicter plugin to version 3.1.0 or later through the WordPress admin dashboard (Plugins > Add New > Upload or WordPress repository)
- Alternatively, update via WP-CLI: wp plugin update Depicter
- Clear any caching mechanisms after the update
- Verify the plugin version shows 3.1.0 or higher in the plugins list
- Test the slider and popup functionality to ensure the update did not break existing functionality
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-37414 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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