Script execution via unescaped request parameter
Published Feb 5, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Reflected XSS in WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post 1.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to run scripts via request. The AJAX preview path returns the request value in its response without the input sanitization and output escaping added by the security patch. Exploitation requires no account but requires a victim to follow a crafted link, placing the injected code in the site's browser context.
Summary
What happened
Reflected XSS in WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post 1.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to run scripts via request. The AJAX preview path returns the request value in its response without the input sanitization and output escaping added by the security patch. Exploitation requires no account but requires a victim to follow a crafted link, placing the injected code in the site's browser context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-0509
- Published
- Feb 5, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Konrad Chmielewski
- Product
- WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.0.3
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