Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-56025

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 0.0014 34.4th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-56025 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 34.4th 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-2024-56025 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, enabling Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) as classified under CWE-79. It affects the AdWork Media EZ Content Locker WordPress plugin (adwork-media-ez-content-locker), impacting all versions from an unspecified initial release through 3.0 inclusive.

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 clicking a malicious link. Remote attackers can exploit it by crafting inputs that reflect executable scripts back to victims, achieving low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability within a changed scope.

The Patchstack advisory documents this vulnerability in the AdWork Media EZ Content Locker WordPress plugin version 3.0, providing details relevant to mitigation for affected deployments.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in adworkmedia AdWork Media EZ Content Locker adwork-media-ez-content-locker allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects AdWork Media EZ Content Locker: from n/a through <= 3.0.

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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T1059.007 JavaScript Execution
Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.
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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of web application (T1190) and client-side JavaScript execution via malicious reflected input (T1059.007).

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

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 requires organizations to identify, report, and correct flaws like this reflected XSS vulnerability in the AdWork Media EZ Content Locker plugin through timely patching or removal.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

SI-15 mandates filtering of information outputs to external systems to prevent cross-site scripting by neutralizing reflected executable scripts.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

SI-10 enforces validation of external inputs to detect and reject or sanitize malicious content that could lead to reflected XSS during web page generation.

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