CVE-2024-8786Network attack vector

Reflected XSS via unescaped add_query_arg URL

Published Oct 1, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Reflected XSS in Chris Huff Auto Featured Image from Title 2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute scripts via crafted URLs. The affected code builds a URL with add_query_arg and emits it into a page without context-appropriate output escaping. Exploitation requires no account but does require a targeted user to follow the crafted link, enabling script execution in that user's browser.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Chris Huff Auto Featured Image from Title 2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute scripts via crafted URLs. The affected code builds a URL with add_query_arg and emits it into a page without context-appropriate output escaping. Exploitation requires no account but does require a targeted user to follow the crafted link, enabling script execution in that user's browser.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-8786
Published
Oct 1, 2024
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
Chris Huff
Product
Auto Featured Image from Title
Classifications
CWE-79, T1204.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record 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 <=2.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Chris Huff · Auto Featured Image from Titleversion=0 <=2.3

Published CVSS scores

6.1WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1204.001User Execution: Malicious Link

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