Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-50540 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress (dp) AddThis plugin up to version 1.0.2. An authenticated user could store content that later runs script in another user’s browser. Business impact is moderate, focused on affected WordPress sites and user sessions.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate web application risk. It is not cited as actively exploited, but affected WordPress sites could expose administrators or visitors to stored script execution. Prioritize sites with many authors, public registration, or sensitive authenticated sessions.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-79 improper input neutralization during web page generation in demixpress dp-addthis. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5 with network access, low complexity, low privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, and low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress installations using the demixpress (dp) AddThis dp-addthis plugin through version 1.0.2. The bundle does not identify affected themes, other AddThis plugins, or hosted services.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not report active exploitation, and KEV is false. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires some privileges and victim interaction, consistent with stored XSS risk inside a WordPress site.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE and Patchstack listing in the bundle. No vulnerable parameter, exploit procedure, patch version, or product lineage beyond demixpress dp-addthis through 1.0.2 is provided, so validation should remain inventory- and configuration-focused.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the dp-addthis plugin and versions through 1.0.2.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for fixed versions or official mitigation.
- Disable or remove the plugin where no trusted fix is available.
- Restrict low-privileged content or settings changes on affected sites.
- Prioritize review of public or multi-author WordPress sites.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether dp-addthis is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record installed plugin versions and compare against through 1.0.2.
- Review plugin-managed fields for unexpected script-like content.
- Check recent low-privileged account changes on affected sites.
- Verify mitigated sites no longer expose the vulnerable plugin version.
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
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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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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- CVE reservedCVE Program
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- CVE publishedCVE Program
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- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/dp-addthis/vulnerability/wordpress-dp-addthis-plugin-1-0-2-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
Products and packages named in the record
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.