CVE-2024-4753Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Browser script execution via unescaped submit-button label

Published Jul 12, 2024 · Updated Nov 17, 2024

Stored XSS in WPExperts WP Secure Maintenance before 1.7 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through a crafted setting. The Label For Submit Button setting accepts an HTML event-handler payload without sanitization and renders it unescaped in the maintenance form. Administrator access is required to store the payload, and a visitor must load the affected form before browser-accessible data or actions are exposed.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.33%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in WPExperts WP Secure Maintenance before 1.7 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through a crafted setting. The Label For Submit Button setting accepts an HTML event-handler payload without sanitization and renders it unescaped in the maintenance form. Administrator access is required to store the payload, and a visitor must load the affected form before browser-accessible data or actions are exposed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-4753
Published
Jul 12, 2024
Updated
Nov 17, 2024
Vendor
WPExperts
Product
WP Secure Maintenance
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

WPExperts · WP Secure Maintenanceversion=0 <1.7

Published CVSS scores

5.9CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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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 exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

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

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