# CVE-2024-2953: LuckyWP Table of Contents <= 2.1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

> Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts into WordPress pages via the LuckyWP Table of Contents plugin, affecting site visitors.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 May 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r5hc-q3m9-jg75

## What is CVE-2024-2953?

CVE-2024-2953 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in theluckywp LuckyWP Table of Contents, published on 22 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The LuckyWP Table of Contents plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple parameters in versions up to, and including, 2.1.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor permissions and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2953?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Theluckywp Luckywp Table of Contents.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-2953?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2953 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-2953 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2953 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in theluckywp LuckyWP Table of Contents

- [CVE-2025-2299](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2299/): LuckyWP Table of Contents <= 2.1.10 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-2119](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2119/): LuckyWP Table of Contents <= 2.1.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-9641](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9641/): LuckyWP Table of Contents < 2.1.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2024-2218](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2218/): LuckyWP Table of Contents <= 2.1.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.6)
- [CVE-2023-6487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6487/): LuckyWP Table of Contents <= 2.1.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2953 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-2953 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in theluckywp LuckyWP Table of Contents, published on 22 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2953 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: theluckywp LuckyWP Table of Contents. 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-2024-2953/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2953/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2953
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2953
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2953

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2953/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.