How to fix CVE-2024-8857?

During next maintenance window: Identify affected systems running WordPress plugin and apply vendor patches when convenient. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Is Wordpress Auction affected by CVE-2024-8857?

Organizations using WordPress plugin should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2024-8857, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 4.8. Attackers could inject scripts to steal sessions or perform actions as authenticated users. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available.

CVE-2024-8857

MEDIUM

2025-01-07 [email protected]

WordPress XSS Wordpress Auction

4.8

CVSS 3.1

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:02 vuln.today

PoC Detected

May 14, 2025 - 13:39 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Jan 07, 2025 - 06:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

The WordPress Auction Plugin WordPress plugin through 3.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Stored Cross-Site. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The WordPress Auction Plugin WordPress plugin through 3.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. Affected products include: Wpmarka Wordpress Auction. Version information: through 3.7.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

CVE-2024-8857 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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