Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-53767 is a medium-severity DOM-based cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress Pixobe Cartography plugin through version 1.0.1. A successful attack could let script run in a user’s browser, potentially affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a limited level. The sources do not show confirmed active exploitation.
Executive priority
Handle during normal vulnerability remediation cycles, with higher priority for public WordPress sites, sites with many contributor-level users, or sensitive authenticated workflows. There is no source-backed evidence of active exploitation, but XSS in WordPress plugins can create business risk through account abuse and client-side compromise.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-79 improper input neutralization during web page generation in Pixobe Cartography. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.5 with network reachability, low attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, and changed scope. The source bundle identifies affected versions as through <= 1.0.1.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites that have Pixobe Cartography installed at version 1.0.1 or earlier. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires some privileges and user interaction, reducing urgency compared with unauthenticated stored XSS, but public-facing WordPress sites should still be prioritized for review.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not cite KEV listing, public exploitation, exploit code, or real-world compromise. Treat this as a known public vulnerability with plausible abuse risk where the plugin is installed, not as confirmed active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow: the bundle provides CVE metadata, CVSS, CWE-79, affected plugin/version range, and a Patchstack database reference. It does not provide a vulnerable parameter, proof of concept, fixed version, or confirmed exploitation details. Avoid asserting more than DOM-based XSS through version 1.0.1.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the pixobe-cartography plugin and record installed versions.
- If Pixobe Cartography is unused, disable and remove it.
- Check Pixobe or Patchstack guidance for an official fixed version or vendor mitigation.
- Restrict WordPress accounts to least privilege while remediation is pending.
- Apply compensating controls such as WAF XSS filtering where available.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Pixobe Cartography is installed on each WordPress property.
- Verify the installed plugin version is greater than 1.0.1 or otherwise vendor-cleared.
- Review WordPress user roles for unnecessary low-privilege accounts.
- Check security logs for suspicious script-injection indicators affecting plugin pages.
- Document remediation status for each affected site.
Public sources used
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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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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
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/pixobe-cartography/vulnerability/wordpress-pixobe-cartography-plugin-1-0-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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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.