CVE-2024-33696 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Broadstreet XPRESS WordPress Ad Widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress Ad Widget: from n/a through 2.20.0.

Published: 2024-04-26

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Broadstreet XPRESS

WordPress Ad Widget

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.20.0

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-31408	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Broadstreet XPRESS WordPress Ad Widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress Ad Widget: from n/a through 2.20.0.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00129.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ad-widget/wordpress-wordpress-ad-widget-plugin-2-20-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00093}`	epss `{'score': 0.00095}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-04-26T12:41:18.749Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:36:04.565Z

Reserved: 2024-04-26T11:21:56.467Z

Link: CVE-2024-33696

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:36:04.565Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-04-26T13:15:48.150

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2024-33696

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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