Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Hustle WordPress Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2024-8492

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Hustle
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 May 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-8492?

The Hustle WordPress plugin, specifically in version 7.8.5, has a security flaw that fails to properly sanitize and escape certain settings. This oversight enables high privilege users, including editors, to exploit the vulnerability and execute Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even in environments where unfiltered HTML input is restricted. This could lead to unauthorized script execution, compromising user sessions and data integrity.

Affected Version(s)

Hustle 0 <= 7.8.5

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.

CVE-2024-8492 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c7437eba-8e91-4fcc-82a3-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dmitrii Ignatyev
WPScan
.