# CVE-2024-29138: WordPress Restrict User Access plugin <= 2.5 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via reflected XSS in the Restrict User Access WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 19 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qm75-22fr-fxmp

## What is CVE-2024-29138?

CVE-2024-29138 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Joachim Jensen Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force, published on 19 Mar 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 Joachim Jensen Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force restrict-user-access.This issue affects Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force: from n/a through <= 2.5.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29138?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dev.institute Restrict User Access.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-29138?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-29138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-29138 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-29138 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Restrict User Access <= 2.5 - Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-29138.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Joachim Jensen Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force

- [CVE-2024-0687](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0687/): Restrict User Access – Ultimate Membership & Content Protection <= 2.5 - Information Exposure (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-29138 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-29138 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Joachim Jensen Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force, published on 19 Mar 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-29138 exists.

Affected product: Joachim Jensen Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force. 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-2024-29138/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29138/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-29138
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29138
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-29138

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29138/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.