Wp Githuber MdWordPress extension · Terryl
CVE-2024-52422
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 ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Terry L. WP Githuber MD wp-githuber-md allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Githuber MD: from n/a through <= 1.16.3.
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 confidenceStored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP Githuber MD WordPress plugin allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code through unsanitized input that gets stored and executed when other users view the generated web pages.
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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
Wp Githuber MdWordPress extension
<= 1.16.3CVSS 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 WP Githuber MD plugin is installedCheck the plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) or view Installed Plugins in WordPress admin dashboard for 'WP Githuber MD' or 'Terryl Wp Githuber Md'Affected if The plugin appears in the list of installed plugins
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Identify the installed versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the version number listed under the plugin name, or inspect the plugin's main PHP file header for 'Version:' tagAffected if The version is 1.16.3 or lower
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Confirm the plugin is activeIn WordPress admin, check if the plugin shows as 'Active' under its status column, or query the wp_options table for option_name='active_plugins' and check if the plugin slug is presentAffected if The plugin is enabled and running on the site
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Check for suspicious stored contentIf the plugin is active and vulnerable, review pages using the plugin's shortcode or functionality for unexpected script tags in rendered content, or inspect database tables where the plugin stores markdown contentAffected if Malicious JavaScript code is present in stored content that gets rendered without proper escaping
A user is affected if the WP Githuber MD plugin is installed, active, and running version 1.16.3 or lower where unsanitized user input can be stored and rendered.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate WP Githuber MD to the latest version if a patch is available, otherwise implement proper input sanitization and output encoding (e.g., using wp_kses, esc_html, or esc_attr) wherever user input is rendered in the plugin.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 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-2024-52422 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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