What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-9020?

CVE-2024-9020 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Which versions of List Category Posts are affected by CVE-2024-9020?

Organizations using before 0.90.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2024-9020, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS…

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-9020?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-9020. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.3%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-9020?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems running before 0.90.3 does not validate and escape some of its short and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

List Category Posts CVE-2024-9020

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2025-01-18 contact@wpscan.com

WordPress XSS List Category Posts

5.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:04 vuln.today

PoC Detected

May 13, 2025 - 21:23 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Jan 18, 2025 - 06:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionCVE.org

The List category posts WordPress plugin before 0.90.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

AnalysisAI

The List category posts WordPress plugin before 0.90.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), 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 List category posts WordPress plugin before 0.90.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. Affected products include: Fernandobriano List Category Posts. Version information: before 0.90.3.

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.