CVE-2024-50540
WordPress (dp) AddThis plugin <= 1.0.2 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in demixpress (dp) AddThis dp-addthis allows Stored XSS.This issue affects (dp) AddThis: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.5
WordPress (dp) AddThis plugin <= 1.0.2 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in demixpress (dp) AddThis dp-addthis allows Stored XSS.This issue affects (dp) AddThis: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.
- Record
CVE-2024-50540- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-45102
6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in demixpress (dp) AddThis dp-addthis allows Stored XSS.This issue affects (dp) AddThis: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.
- Record
EUVD-2024-45102- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8cq9-rv8g-3wpg
6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in DemixPress (dp) AddThis allows Stored XSS.This issue affects (dp) AddThis: from n/a through 1.0.2.
- Record
GHSA-8cq9-rv8g-3wpg- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in demixpress (dp) AddThis dp-addthis allows Stored XSS.This issue affects (dp) AddThis: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.
- Record
CVE-2024-50540- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-50540 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Demixpress (dp) Addthis, published November 19, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/dp-addthis/vulnerability/wordpress-dp-addthis-plugin-1-0-2-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50540
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/dp-addthis/wordpress-dp-addthis-plugin-1-0-2-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8cq9-rv8g-3wpg