Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-56022

High

Published: 02 January 2025

Published
02 January 2025
Modified
23 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 0.0020 41.6th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-56022 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 41.6th 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-2024-56022 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79. It affects the Preloader by WordPress Monsters WordPress plugin (preloader-sws) in all versions from n/a through 1.2.3.

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). Unauthenticated attackers accessible over the network can exploit it with low attack complexity by tricking users into performing actions such as clicking malicious links that reflect attacker-controlled input as executable scripts in the victim's browser. Exploitation enables low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability within a changed scope.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/preloader-sws/vulnerability/wordpress-preloader-by-wordpress-monsters-plugin-1-2-3-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the reflected XSS issue in Preloader by WordPress Monsters up to version 1.2.3.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WordPress Monsters Preloader by WordPress Monsters preloader-sws allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Preloader by WordPress Monsters: from n/a through <= 1.2.3.

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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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of a web application vulnerability over the network via crafted malicious links.

Confidence: HIGH · 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

SI-15 mandates filtering of information outputs, directly preventing reflected XSS in the WordPress plugin by encoding attacker-controlled input to block script execution in victims' browsers.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

SI-10 requires validation of information inputs, mitigating the improper neutralization vulnerability by rejecting or sanitizing malicious payloads before reflection in web pages.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 ensures identification and correction of flaws like CVE-2024-56022 through timely patching of the vulnerable Preloader by WordPress Monsters plugin.

References