CVE-2024-9830

MEDIUM 6.1

Bard <= 2.216 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via add_query_arg Parameter

CVSS Score

6.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

The Bard theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 2.216. 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.

CWE	CWE-79
Vendor	wproyal
Product	bard
Published	Nov 19, 2024
Last Updated	Apr 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

wproyal / Bard

0 ≤ 2.216

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9aff1e5b-2f16-43d0-b75a-c07e59a9c15f?source=cve wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/themes/bard/ themes.trac.wordpress.org: https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bard/2.216/functions.php#L98 themes.trac.wordpress.org: https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bard/2.216/functions.php#L109 themes.trac.wordpress.org: https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/248854/

Credits

vgo0