CVE-2024-3992Network attack vector

Administrator-level stored XSS via unescaped settings

Published Jun 14, 2024 · Updated Mar 25, 2025

Stored XSS in Amen 3.3.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with administrator privileges to inject web scripts via settings. The plugin stores some settings without sanitization and renders them without output escaping, causing injected scripts to execute when a user opens an affected page. The flaw is reachable when unfiltered_html is disabled, including WordPress multisite, and execution requires another user to view the injected page.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Amen 3.3.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with administrator privileges to inject web scripts via settings. The plugin stores some settings without sanitization and renders them without output escaping, causing injected scripts to execute when a user opens an affected page. The flaw is reachable when unfiltered_html is disabled, including WordPress multisite, and execution requires another user to view the injected page.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-3992
Published
Jun 14, 2024
Updated
Mar 25, 2025
Vendor
Joshua Vandercar
Product
Amen
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=3.3.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Joshua Vandercar · Amenversion=0 <=3.3.1

Published CVSS scores

4.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 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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