Administrator-level stored XSS via unescaped Discount Text
Published Jul 27, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Stored XSS in ParityDiscounts ParityPress 1.0.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through Discount Text. The plugin stores the Discount Text setting and renders it in pages without sufficient input sanitization or context-appropriate output escaping. Administrator-level access is required, and exploitation is limited to multisite deployments or installations where unfiltered_html is disabled.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in ParityDiscounts ParityPress 1.0.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through Discount Text. The plugin stores the Discount Text setting and renders it in pages without sufficient input sanitization or context-appropriate output escaping. Administrator-level access is required, and exploitation is limited to multisite deployments or installations where unfiltered_html is disabled.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-6661
- Published
- Jul 27, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- ParityDiscounts
- Product
- ParityPress
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Jul 27, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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