CVE-2024-5472

WP QuickLaTeX < 3.8.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS in Background Color field

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 13, 2024 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:16 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsWp QuicklatexWP QuickLaTeXWp Quicklatex

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

The WP QuickLaTeX WordPress plugin before 3.8.7 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 even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Affected

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

95%
v < 3.8.7
Affected range stops below 3.8.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
WP QuickLaTeX· n-awordpress-plugin
60%
v < 3.8.7
Affected range stops below 3.8.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 3.8.7
Affected range stops below 3.8.7, 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
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dcddc2de-c32c-4f8c-8490-f3d980b05822/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.1HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-79

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