CVE-2024-6226 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The WpStickyBar WordPress plugin through 2.1.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

Published: 2024-07-30

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WpStickyBar

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 2.1.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:a17lab:wpstickybar:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00416.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e42ce8dc-51d4-471d-b3bb-ad2a6b735d02/

History

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		A17lab A17lab wpstickybar
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:wpstickybar:wpstickybar::::::wordpress::*	cpe:2.3:a:a17lab:wpstickybar::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products	Wpstickybar Wpstickybar wpstickybar	A17lab A17lab wpstickybar

Thu, 29 May 2025 17:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Wpstickybar Wpstickybar wpstickybar
Weaknesses		CWE-79
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:wpstickybar:wpstickybar::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Wpstickybar Wpstickybar wpstickybar

Subscriptions

A17lab Wpstickybar

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-07-30T06:00:10.319Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:33:05.329Z

Reserved: 2024-06-20T19:28:14.676Z

Link: CVE-2024-6226

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:33:05.329Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-07-30T06:15:03.720

Modified: 2025-08-20T12:21:55.653

Link: CVE-2024-6226

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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