CVE-2024-4711

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Description

The WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ajax_load_more shortcode in versions up to, and including, 7.1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e86c080d-202c-4c41-b9cc-c35249aabba5?source=cve

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3095200%40ajax-load-more&new=3095200%40ajax-load-more&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file3

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-load-more/trunk/core/classes/class-alm-shortcode.php#L1191

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-load-more/trunk/build/frontend/ajax-load-more.js

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-06-01

Updated: 2026-04-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0013