CVE-2024-5578Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unsanitized hide-text setting

Published Nov 5, 2024 · Updated Nov 5, 2024

Stored XSS in Syed Balkhi Table of Contents Plus through 2408 allows remote authenticated users to inject JavaScript through settings. The Hide text setting stores editor-supplied markup without sanitization or output escaping and renders it with a qualifying table of contents. Editor-level access is required even when unfiltered_html is disabled, and execution requires a privileged user to view an affected post.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Syed Balkhi Table of Contents Plus through 2408 allows remote authenticated users to inject JavaScript through settings. The Hide text setting stores editor-supplied markup without sanitization or output escaping and renders it with a qualifying table of contents. Editor-level access is required even when unfiltered_html is disabled, and execution requires a privileged user to view an affected post.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5578
Published
Nov 5, 2024
Updated
Nov 5, 2024
Vendor
Michael Tran
Product
Table of Contents Plus
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 5, 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 <=2408

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Michael Tran · Table of Contents Plusversion=0 <=2408

Published CVSS scores

4.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.8CISA-ADPCVSS: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 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 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')
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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