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CVE-2024-10076· NVD / CVE Program· CNA WPScan

Jetpack < 13.8, Boost < 3.4.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

The Jetpack WordPress plugin before 13.8, Jetpack Boost WordPress plugin before 3.4.8 use regexes in the Site Accelerator features when switching image URLs to their CDN counterpart. Unfortunately, some of them may match patterns it shouldn’t, ultimately making it possible for contributor and above users to perform Stored XSS attacks

MediumCVSS 5.9 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 15, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 20th percentile
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Action score

23

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
23 / 40 · 5.9 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
automatticjetpack
automatticjetpack boost

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • automattic jetpackbefore 13.8
  • automattic jetpack boostbefore 3.4.8

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (WPScan). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Unknown Jetpack

    • before 13.8affected · semver

  • Unknown Jetpack Boost

    • before 3.4.8affected · semver

Same product

automattic: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-2996Jetpack < 12.1.1 - Author+ Arbitrary File Manipulation via API
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2023-47788WordPress Jetpack plugin < 12.7 - Contributor+ Broken Access Control vulnerability
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2024-10858Jetpack 13.0-14.0 - Unauthenticated DOM-XSS
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2015-9359The Jetpack plugin before 3.4.3 for WordPress has XSS via add_query_arg() and remove_query_arg().
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2016-10706The Jetpack plugin before 4.0.3 for WordPress has XSS via a crafted Vimeo link.
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2016-10705The Jetpack plugin before 4.0.4 for WordPress has XSS via the Likes module.
    24Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Unknown Jetpack13.8Vendor (CNA)
Unknown Jetpack Boost3.4.8Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-10858141 days apartJetpack 13.0-14.0 - Unauthenticated DOM-XSS
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2024-4392366 days apartJetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth <= 13.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wpvideo Shortcode
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2023-45050532 days apartWordPress Jetpack Plugin <= 12.8-a.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2023-54332243 days apartJetpack 11.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
    20Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
low · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
Low

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

nvd-secondary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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