CVE-2024-8189: The WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘wpmt_menu_name’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.17 due to insufficient

medium Affects wp-multitasking (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2024-09-28; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘wpmt_menu_name’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.17 due to insufficient

Package: wp-multitasking (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=0.1.17
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 4.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (32.7th percentile)
Published: 2024-09-28
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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