CVE-2024-5604: The Bug Library WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks eve

medium Affects bug-library (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2024-07-19; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Bug Library WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks eve

Package: bug-library (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.1.2
Fixed in: 2.1.2
Severity: medium CVSS 5.9
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (30.6th percentile)
Published: 2024-07-19
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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