CVE-2024-49633
Published: 07 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-49633 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Designinvento Directorypress. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 37.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-15 (Information Output Filtering).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-49633 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the Designinvento DirectoryPress WordPress plugin. This issue affects DirectoryPress versions from n/a through 3.6.19, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts into dynamically generated web pages.
The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, no required privileges, and user interaction such as visiting a malicious link. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit it by crafting payloads that reflect off the server into a victim's browser, achieving arbitrary JavaScript execution in the site's context with changed scope and low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/directorypress/vulnerability/wordpress-directorypress-plugin-3-6-19-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents the vulnerability in the WordPress DirectoryPress plugin version 3.6.19. Security practitioners should consult this reference for mitigation guidance.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-43813
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Designinvento DirectoryPress directorypress allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects DirectoryPress: from n/a through <= 3.6.19.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of the web application (T1190) and arbitrary JavaScript execution in victim browsers via crafted links (T1059.007).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly mitigates reflected XSS in DirectoryPress by requiring validation of user inputs to block malicious script injection during web page generation.
Prevents execution of injected scripts from reflected inputs by filtering information outputs before rendering in the victim's browser.
Addresses the specific flaw in DirectoryPress versions through <=3.6.19 by mandating timely identification, reporting, and patching of the XSS vulnerability.