🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2024-31111

MEDIUM 6.5

WordPress Core < 6.5.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Automattic WordPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress: from 6.5 through 6.5.4, from 6.4 through 6.4.4, from 6.3 through 6.3.4, from 6.2 through 6.2.5, from 6.1 through 6.1.6, from 6.0 through 6.0.8, from 5.9 through 5.9.9.

CWE CWE-79
Vendor automattic
Product wordpress
Ecosystems
Industries
WebMedia
Published Jun 25, 2024
Last Updated Apr 28, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Affected Versions

Automattic / WordPress
6.5 ≤ 6.5.4 6.4 ≤ 6.4.4 6.3 ≤ 6.3.4 6.2 ≤ 6.2.5 6.1 ≤ 6.1.6 6.0 ≤ 6.0.8 5.9 ≤ 5.9.9

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wordpress/wordpress-wordpress-core-core-6-5-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-via-template-part-vulnerability?_s_id=cve wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/news/2024/06/wordpress-6-5-5/

Credits

Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack)