Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-30197 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress Church Admin plugin through version 4.0.26. An attacker with some authenticated access could influence page output and potentially affect another user who interacts with the crafted content.
Executive priority
Treat as a routine but real web application risk. Prioritize sites where untrusted users can authenticate, where church operations depend on WordPress, or where administrators frequently review user-submitted plugin content.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-79 improper neutralization of input during web page generation in andy_moyle Church Admin. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5 with network access, low attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, and changed scope.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites using the Church Admin plugin at version 4.0.26 or earlier. The source bundle does not identify other affected products or platforms.
Exploitation context
The sources do not report CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege actor and victim interaction, so risk depends on who can access the affected plugin workflows.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Patchstack references. Do not assume public exploit availability, unauthenticated reachability, or a specific fixed release from this bundle alone. Validate the vulnerable surface against vendor details before severity escalation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Church Admin plugin.
- Identify installations running Church Admin version 4.0.26 or earlier.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for the fixed version or official workaround.
- Update when an official fixed release is confirmed available.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not operationally required.
Validation and detection
- Confirm plugin name and version from WordPress administration or asset inventory.
- Verify remediated sites no longer run version 4.0.26 or earlier.
- Review plugin-accessible roles and remove unnecessary authenticated access.
- Check recent content changes for unexpected script-like input.
- Monitor vendor and Patchstack records for updated remediation guidance.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.33.7PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/church-admin/vulnerability/wordpress-church-admin-plugin-4-0-26-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/church-admin/wordpress-church-admin-plugin-4-0-26-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, CVE · vdb-entry, x_transferred
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.