CVE-2026-24980
Published: 25 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-24980 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 14.4th 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-2026-24980 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the NooTheme Visionary Core (noo-visionary-core) WordPress plugin. It affects all versions from n/a through 1.4.9 inclusive. Published on 2026-03-25T17:16:40.470, 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 high severity due to its network accessibility and changed scope.
Remote attackers require no privileges and can exploit this over the network with low complexity, though user interaction is necessary, such as clicking a malicious link. Successful exploitation reflects attacker-controlled input as executable JavaScript in the victim's browser, potentially enabling low-level impacts on confidentiality (e.g., session token theft), integrity (e.g., form manipulation), and availability within the site's context.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/noo-visionary-core/vulnerability/wordpress-visionary-core-plugin-1-4-9-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the Reflected XSS in Visionary Core plugin version 1.4.9, recommending mitigation through updating to a patched version beyond 1.4.9.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-15600
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NooTheme Visionary Core noo-visionary-core allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Visionary Core: from n/a through <= 1.4.9.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables remote exploitation of the web application (T1190) and arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser context (T1059.007).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
SI-15 requires filtering of web page outputs to neutralize attacker-controlled input reflected as executable JavaScript, directly preventing reflected XSS exploitation.
SI-10 enforces validation of untrusted inputs to detect and reject malicious scripts before they are processed and reflected in the WordPress plugin's web pages.
SI-2 mandates timely patching of the specific improper neutralization flaw in Visionary Core versions through 1.4.9 to eliminate the root vulnerability.