CVE-2024-56033

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 0.0023 46.0th percentile

Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-56033 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 46.0th 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-2024-56033 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 Think201 FAQs WordPress plugin, with vulnerable versions spanning from an unspecified initial release through 1.0.2. The issue was published on 2025-01-02 and 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).

Attackers can exploit this remotely over the network without authentication or privileges, but it requires user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. A successful Reflected XSS attack injects and executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser context upon reflection of attacker-controlled input during web page generation. This scope change (S:C) allows limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially enabling session hijacking, data theft, or other client-side compromises within the affected site.

The Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/faqs/vulnerability/wordpress-faqs-plugin-1-0-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) documents the Reflected XSS vulnerability specifically in WordPress FAQs plugin version 1.0.2. Practitioners should review this reference for detailed mitigation guidance, including any available patches or workarounds from the vendor.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-52931

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Think201 FAQs faqs allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects FAQs: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.

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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T1185 Browser Session Hijacking Collection

Adversaries may take advantage of security vulnerabilities and inherent functionality in browser software to change content, modify user-behaviors, and intercept information as part of various browser session hijacking techniques.

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T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie Credential Access

An adversary may steal web application or service session cookies and use them to gain access to web applications or Internet services as an authenticated user without needing credentials.

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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of the web app (T1190) to execute arbitrary JavaScript (T1059.007) for browser session hijacking (T1185) and cookie theft (T1539).

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