Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Auto Prune Posts Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-10639
Key Information:
- Vendor
WordPress
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 15 May 2025
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What is CVE-2024-10639?
The Auto Prune Posts plugin for WordPress versions prior to 3.0.0 is vulnerable due to improper sanitization and escaping of certain settings. This flaw enables users with elevated privileges, such as administrators, to execute Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Even in multisite setups where unfiltered_html capability is restricted, this vulnerability can pose serious risks to site integrity and user data. Website owners are urged to update the plugin to the latest version to mitigate this security issue.
Affected Version(s)
Auto Prune Posts 0 < 3.0.0
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.
References
CVSS V3.1
Timeline
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Public PoC available
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Exploit known to exist
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved