CVE-2024-31119 WordPress Download Special Box for Content plugin <= 1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
A DOM-based XSS vulnerability in the Special Box for Content WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-31119?
CVE-2024-31119 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Vasilis Triantafyllou Special Box for Content, published on 20 Mar 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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 Vasilis Triantafyllou Special Box for Content allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Special Box for Content: from n/a through 1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31119?
How do I fix CVE-2024-31119?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-31119 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-2024-31119 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31119 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8cqp-xw27-xgvf.