CVE-2024-34428

WordPress AWSOM News Announcement plugin <= 1.6.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

5.9 Medium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Harknell AWSOM News Announcement allows Stored XSS.This issue affects AWSOM News Announcement: from n/a through 1.6.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.43%Up 0.4 points since May 10, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.9

WordPress AWSOM News Announcement plugin <= 1.6.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2024-34428
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-34789 5.9

Record: EUVD-2024-34789
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jvw5-wg85-v57m 5.9

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...

Record: GHSA-jvw5-wg85-v57m
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.9

Record: CVE-2024-34428
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

harknell awsom news announcement

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-34428 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Harknell Awsom News Announcement, published May 9, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.