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CVE-2024-2404

Better Comments < 1.5.6 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: April 24, 2024 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBetter Comments

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

The Better Comments WordPress plugin before 1.5.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow low privilege users such as Subscribers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Better Comments· Utopiquewordpress-plugin
95%
v < 1.5.6
Affected range stops below 1.5.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a2cb7167-9edc-4640-87eb-4c511639e5b7/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.4MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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