# CVE-2024-11202: Multiple Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via cminds_free_guide Shortcode

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the cminds_free_guide shortcode in multiple Creative Minds Solutions WordPress plugins.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gq4f-rq24-q85j

## What is CVE-2024-11202?

CVE-2024-11202 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in creativemindssolutions CM Business Directory – Optimise and showcase local business, published on 26 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the cminds_free_guide shortcode in various versions due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11202?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-11202?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11202 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-11202 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11202 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-11202 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-11202 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in creativemindssolutions CM Business Directory – Optimise and showcase local business, published on 26 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11202 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: creativemindssolutions CM Business Directory – Optimise and showcase local business. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11202/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11202/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11202
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11202
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-11202

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11202/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.