CVE-2024-5573Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped heading tag setting

Published Jun 26, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Stored XSS in Backup For WP Easy Table of Contents before 2.0.66 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts via saved settings. The plugin stores the ez-toc-settings[heading_text_tag] value without adequate sanitization and emits it into generated table-of-contents markup without escaping. An editor or another high-privilege account can inject the payload even when unfiltered_html is disabled, and execution occurs when a user views affected content.

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 Backup For WP Easy Table of Contents before 2.0.66 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts via saved settings. The plugin stores the ez-toc-settings[heading_text_tag] value without adequate sanitization and emits it into generated table-of-contents markup without escaping. An editor or another high-privilege account can inject the payload even when unfiltered_html is disabled, and execution occurs when a user views affected content.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5573
Published
Jun 26, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Backup For WP
Product
Easy Table of Contents
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 26, 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 <2.0.66

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Backup For WP · Easy Table of Contentsversion=0 <2.0.66

Published CVSS scores

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

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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