CVE-2024-6718Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Contributor-level stored XSS via unescaped shortcode attributes

Published May 15, 2025 · Updated May 20, 2025

Stored XSS in PVN Auth Popup 1.0.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject script through crafted shortcode attributes. The plugin outputs certain shortcode attribute values into an embedded page or post without validating or escaping them, causing stored script to execute when the content is viewed. Contributor-level access is required to plant the payload, and execution depends on another user viewing the affected page or post.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in PVN Auth Popup 1.0.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject script through crafted shortcode attributes. The plugin outputs certain shortcode attribute values into an embedded page or post without validating or escaping them, causing stored script to execute when the content is viewed. Contributor-level access is required to plant the payload, and execution depends on another user viewing the affected page or post.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6718
Published
May 15, 2025
Updated
May 20, 2025
Vendor
Freebies Download
Product
PVN Auth Popup
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 20, 2025Record 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 <=1.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Freebies Download · PVN Auth Popupversion=0 <=1.0.0

Published CVSS scores

5.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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