CVE-2024-1401Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped widget width

Published Mar 19, 2024 · Updated Mar 27, 2025

Stored XSS in A WP Life Profile Box Shortcode And Widget before 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute script via widget settings. The widget stores the Max width value and places it in frontend markup without sanitizing or escaping it, so an injected event-handler attribute executes when the widget is viewed. Administrator-level access is required, but the flaw remains exploitable when unfiltered_html is disabled, including in multisite deployments.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in A WP Life Profile Box Shortcode And Widget before 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute script via widget settings. The widget stores the Max width value and places it in frontend markup without sanitizing or escaping it, so an injected event-handler attribute executes when the widget is viewed. Administrator-level access is required, but the flaw remains exploitable when unfiltered_html is disabled, including in multisite deployments.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-1401
Published
Mar 19, 2024
Updated
Mar 27, 2025
Vendor
A WP Life
Product
Profile Box Shortcode And Widget
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.2.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

A WP Life · Profile Box Shortcode And Widgetversion=0 <1.2.1

Published CVSS scores

4.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/JScript

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