CVE-2024-10187 myCred <= 2.7.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via mycred_link Shortcode

Q: What is CVE-2024-10187?

CVE-2024-10187 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in saadiqbal Points Management System For Gamification, Ranks, Badges, and Loyalty Rewards Program – myCred, published on 8 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2024-10187 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10187 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-10187?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10187 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 6.4 Published 8 Nov 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the mycred_link shortcode, leading to potential session hijacking or malicious actions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-10187?

CVE-2024-10187 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in saadiqbal Points Management System For Gamification, Ranks, Badges, and Loyalty Rewards Program – myCred, published on 8 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The myCred – Loyalty Points and Rewards plugin for WordPress and WooCommerce – Give Points, Ranks, Badges, Cashback, WooCommerce rewards, and WooCommerce credits for Gamification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's mycred_link shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10187?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mycred Mycred.

How do I fix CVE-2024-10187?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10187 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-2024-10187 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10187 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-943v-4mfm-9hjg.