CVE-2024-51718
WordPress Simple Modal plugin <= 0.3.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in arsdehnel Simple Modal simplemodal allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Simple Modal: from n/a through <= 0.3.3.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.1
WordPress Simple Modal plugin <= 0.3.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in arsdehnel Simple Modal simplemodal allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Simple Modal: from n/a through <= 0.3.3.
- Record
CVE-2024-51718- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-45516
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in arsdehnel Simple Modal simplemodal allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Simple Modal: from n/a through <= 0.3.3.
- Record
EUVD-2024-45516- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-462w-mhhh-chgq
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Adam Dehnel Simple Modal allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Simple Modal: from n/a through 0.3.3.
- Record
GHSA-462w-mhhh-chgq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in arsdehnel Simple Modal simplemodal allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Simple Modal: from n/a through <= 0.3.3.
- Record
CVE-2024-51718- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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-2024-51718 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Adam Dehnel Simple Modal, published November 9, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/simplemodal/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-modal-plugin-0-3-3-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51718
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/simplemodal/wordpress-simple-modal-plugin-0-3-3-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-462w-mhhh-chgq