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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-6718

The PVN Auth Popup WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is em

Published May 15, 2025 · catalog updated May 20, 2025 · Unknown PVN Auth Popup

Check this week

CVE-2024-6718 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 32.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Unknown PVN Auth Popup.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
32.00%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Unknown PVN Auth Popup 0 ≤1.0.0

The PVN Auth Popup WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Unknown PVN Auth Popup 0 ≤1.0.00 ≤1.0.0

How to fix CVE-2024-6718

  • Recommended remediation

    A vendor or distribution source is linked. Check that advisory for patch availability; this catalog does not invent fix status.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-6718 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 32.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Unknown PVN Auth Popup.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Unknown PVN Auth Popup 0 ≤1.0.0 0 ≤1.0.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 32.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 15, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The PVN Auth Popup WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

  2. May 20, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    The PVN Auth Popup WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Sources

  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-15285

    The PVN Auth Popup WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Script

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.