CVE-2024-0630 WP RSS Aggregator <= 4.23.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via RSS Feed Source

Q: What is CVE-2024-0630?

CVE-2024-0630 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in rebelcode RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, News Feeds, Feed to Post, and Autoblogging, published on 5 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2024-0630 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0630 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-0630?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0630 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 4.4 Published 5 Feb 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via RSS feeds in specific WordPress configurations, leading to stored XSS attacks.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-0630?

CVE-2024-0630 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in rebelcode RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, News Feeds, Feed to Post, and Autoblogging, published on 5 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WP RSS Aggregator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the RSS feed source in all versions up to, and including, 4.23.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0630?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wprssaggregator Wp Rss Aggregator.

How do I fix CVE-2024-0630?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0630 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2024-0630 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0630 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xrq6-qp2x-fh89.