Stored XSS via forged administrative request
Published Nov 19, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026
CSRF in akira1891 UPDATE NOTIFICATIONS 0.3.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to store script through a forged request. Patchstack has not published the affected handler, request parameter, or missing validation operation that permits script content to be stored. Exploitation requires a logged-in WordPress user to submit the forged request, after which the stored script executes in a later visitor's browser.
Summary
What happened
CSRF in akira1891 UPDATE NOTIFICATIONS 0.3.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to store script through a forged request. Patchstack has not published the affected handler, request parameter, or missing validation operation that permits script content to be stored. Exploitation requires a logged-in WordPress user to submit the forged request, after which the stored script executes in a later visitor's browser.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-51653
- Published
- Nov 19, 2024
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Vendor
- akira1891
- Product
- UPDATE NOTIFICATIONS
- Classifications
- CWE-352, CAPEC-592, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=0.3.4
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