LiveActive security incident?Get immediate response
CVE Record

CVE-2024-52419: WordPress Copy Anything to Clipboard plugin <= 4.0.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Clipboard Agency Copy Anything to Clipboard copy-the-code allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Copy Anything to Clipboard: from n/a through <= 4.0.3.

MediumCVSS 6.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
Discuss exposureBack to CVEs
Glexia's TakeAutomated analysismoderate

Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

CVE-2024-52419 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress Copy Anything to Clipboard plugin through version 4.0.3. A lower-privileged user could save malicious content that later runs in another user’s browser. Business risk is mainly account misuse, content tampering, and reputational impact on affected WordPress sites.

Executive priority

Treat as a normal-priority WordPress security update unless the plugin is widely deployed on high-traffic or administrator-heavy sites. Prioritize sites allowing contributors, authors, customers, or other non-admin users to create content.

Technical view

The issue is CWE-79 improper input neutralization during web page generation in Clipboard Agency’s Copy Anything to Clipboard plugin, package copy-the-code. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5 with network access, low attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, and changed scope. Sources identify affected versions as through 4.0.3.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Copy Anything to Clipboard versions 4.0.3 or earlier. Risk increases where untrusted or lower-privileged users can create or modify plugin-related content that administrators or visitors later view.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not indicate active exploitation, public exploit availability, or CISA KEV listing. Exploitation would require some authenticated privilege and a victim viewing affected generated content. Stored XSS can still be serious because it persists until removed.

Researcher notes

Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Patchstack entry. The affected range is stated as through 4.0.3, but the provided sources do not name a specific fixed version or detailed root-cause location. Avoid assuming exploitation status without additional evidence.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory WordPress sites for the Copy Anything to Clipboard plugin.
  • Check installed plugin version and flag versions 4.0.3 or earlier.
  • Review vendor or WordPress plugin guidance for a fixed release.
  • Update the plugin if a vendor-supported fixed version is available.
  • Remove or disable the plugin if no safe update is available.
  • Limit content-editing privileges to trusted users only.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether the plugin copy-the-code is installed.
  • Record the installed version from WordPress administration or asset inventory.
  • Review plugin-managed content for unexpected scripts or suspicious markup.
  • Check web and WordPress logs for unusual authenticated editing activity.
  • Verify remediation by confirming the plugin is no longer at or below 4.0.3.
Prepared
Confidence
high
Sources
3

Public sources used

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

cwe · medium confidence lookup

CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup

Client-side and session-facing weaknesses should be reviewed alongside initial-access and user-execution behaviors. Open the exact CWE lookup page first, then review the ATT&CK searches from that MITRE weakness context. This is a Glexia lookup hint, not an official ATT&CK mapping.

Open ATT&CK lookup
cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2024-52419 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup
Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
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

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

1CVSS vectors
3Timeline events
1ADP providers
2Source links

SSVC decision data

CISA-ADPCISA Coordinator
Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: noneAutomatable: noTechnical Impact: partial

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
6.5CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.33.7Patchstack

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

6.5Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2024-52419Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Vulnerability timeline

Timeline events are normalized from CVE metadata, CNA source timelines, ADP timelines, and KEV metadata when present.

  1. CVE reservedCVE Program

    The CVE ID was reserved by the assigning CNA.

  2. CVE publishedCVE Program

    The CVE record was published.

  3. CVE updatedCVE Program

    The CVE record metadata indicates this as the latest update time.

ADP provider summaries

CISA-ADPCISA ADP Vulnrichment
other:ssvc

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Clipboard AgencyCopy Anything to Clipboardcopy-the-code, 0unaffected
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-79

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.