# CVE-2024-24889: WordPress All 404 Pages Redirect to Homepage Plugin <= 1.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Stored XSS in the All 404 Pages Redirect to Homepage plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

- **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:** 12 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f8gm-9px2-mw95

## What is CVE-2024-24889?

CVE-2024-24889 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Geek Code Lab All 404 Pages Redirect to Homepage, published on 12 Feb 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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Geek Code Lab All 404 Pages Redirect to Homepage allows Stored XSS.This issue affects All 404 Pages Redirect to Homepage: from n/a through 1.9.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24889?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Geekcodelab All 404 Pages Redirect to Homepage.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-24889?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-24889 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-24889 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-24889 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Geek Code Lab All 404 Pages Redirect to Homepage, published on 12 Feb 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-2024-24889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Geek Code Lab All 404 Pages Redirect to Homepage. 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-2024-24889/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24889/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24889
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24889
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-24889

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24889/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.