Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-56014

High

Published: 02 January 2025

Published
02 January 2025
Modified
28 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0019 41.4th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-56014 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. 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 41.4th 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-2024-56014 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the Markyis Cool Olivia WordPress theme. This issue affects Olivia versions from n/a through 0.9.5.

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 it is exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, no required privileges, but necessitating user interaction. Remote attackers can exploit it by tricking authenticated or unauthenticated users into interacting with malicious input, such as via a crafted link, leading to reflected XSS execution in the site's context with changed scope and low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/olivia/vulnerability/wordpress-olivia-theme-0-9-5-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents the Reflected XSS vulnerability in the Olivia WordPress theme up to version 0.9.5. Security practitioners should consult this reference for detailed mitigation guidance.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Markyis Cool Olivia allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Olivia: from n/a through 0.9.5.

CWE(s)
CWE-79

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1566.002 Spearphishing Link Initial Access
Adversaries may send spearphishing emails with a malicious link in an attempt to gain access to victim systems.
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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress theme directly enables exploitation of web application (T1190) and is delivered via crafted malicious links (T1566.002).

Confidence: MEDIUM · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

Information Output Filtering directly prevents reflected XSS by encoding or filtering user input reflected in web page generation to block script execution.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Information Input Validation neutralizes malicious input at web interfaces, stopping reflected XSS payloads from being processed in the Olivia WordPress theme.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Flaw Remediation addresses the root cause by patching the specific improper neutralization vulnerability in Olivia theme versions through 0.9.5.

References