CVE-2024-3972
Similarity <= 3.0 - Stored XSS via CSRF
The Similarity WordPress plugin through 3.0 does not have CSRF check in some places, and is missing sanitisation as well as escaping, which could allow attackers to make logged in admin add Stored XSS payloads via a CSRF attack
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Similarity WordPress plugin through 3.0 does not have CSRF check in some places, and is missing sanitisation as well as escaping, which could allow attackers to make logged in admin add Stored XSS payloads via a CSRF attack
- Record
CVE-2024-3972- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Similarity <= 3.0 - Stored XSS via CSRF
The Similarity WordPress plugin through 3.0 does not have CSRF check in some places, and is missing sanitisation as well as escaping, which could allow attackers to make logged in admin add Stored XSS payloads via a CSRF attack
- Record
CVE-2024-3972- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-32538
The Similarity WordPress plugin through 3.0 does not have CSRF check in some places, and is missing sanitisation as well as escaping, which could allow attackers to make logged in admin add Stored XSS payloads via a CSRF attack
- Record
EUVD-2024-32538- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2vx2-q9p6-5g67
The Similarity WordPress plugin through 3.0 does not have CSRF check in some places, and is...
The Similarity WordPress plugin through 3.0 does not have CSRF check in some places, and is missing sanitisation as well as escaping, which could allow attackers to make logged in admin add Stored XSS payloads via a CSRF attack
- Record
GHSA-2vx2-q9p6-5g67- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-3972 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Davidjmiller Similarity, published June 14, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 13th percentile. No source names a fixed version.