Administrator-level stored XSS via insufficient sanitization
Published Dec 16, 2024 · Updated May 12, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in Lluís Cortès Better WP Login Page 1.1.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to run scripts. Public records identify insufficient input sanitization and output escaping but do not disclose the affected setting, field, or function. Administrator access is required, and injected scripts execute when another user opens the affected page; exposure is limited to multisite installations or sites with unfiltered_html disabled.
Summary
What happened
Stored cross-site scripting in Lluís Cortès Better WP Login Page 1.1.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to run scripts. Public records identify insufficient input sanitization and output escaping but do not disclose the affected setting, field, or function. Administrator access is required, and injected scripts execute when another user opens the affected page; exposure is limited to multisite installations or sites with unfiltered_html disabled.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-54442
- Published
- Dec 16, 2024
- Updated
- May 12, 2026
- Vendor
- Lluís Cortès
- Product
- Better WP Login Page
- Classifications
- CWE-79
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Dec 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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