CVE-2024-5447Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Admin-level stored XSS via unsanitized business name

Published Jun 21, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Stored XSS in PayPal Pay Now, Buy Now, Donation and Cart Buttons Shortcode 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to run script. The settings page stores the Business/Product Name value without sanitizing or escaping it and renders the value after it is saved. Administrator access is required to save crafted input, and the script executes in a viewer's browser even when unfiltered_html is disabled.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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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 run script. The settings page stores the Business/Product Name value without sanitizing or escaping it and renders the value after it is saved. Administrator access is required to save crafted input, and the script executes in a viewer's browser even when unfiltered_html is disabled.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5447
Published
Jun 21, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
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. Jun 21, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record 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

4.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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')
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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