CVE-2024-3065Network attack vector

Stored script execution via unescaped admin settings

Published May 23, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Stored XSS in PayPal Pay Now, Buy Now, Donation and Cart Buttons Shortcode 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts. The admin-settings path stores insufficiently sanitized values and later renders them in pages without adequate output escaping. Exploitation requires administrator-level access and either multisite or disabled unfiltered_html; visitors then execute the stored script.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in PayPal Pay Now, Buy Now, Donation and Cart Buttons Shortcode 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts. The admin-settings path stores insufficiently sanitized values and later renders them in pages without adequate output escaping. Exploitation requires administrator-level access and either multisite or disabled unfiltered_html; visitors then execute the stored script.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-3065
Published
May 23, 2024
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
Mohsin Rasool
Product
PayPal Pay Now, Buy Now, Donation and Cart Buttons Shortcode
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record 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 <=1.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Mohsin Rasool · PayPal Pay Now, Buy Now, Donation and Cart Buttons Shortcodeversion=0 <=1.7

Published CVSS scores

4.4WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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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 exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

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

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