# CVE-2024-37257: WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.4.3.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> Reflected XSS in Permalink Manager Lite allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via crafted URLs.

- **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:** 22 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p5w9-qwrq-hrc4

## What is CVE-2024-37257?

CVE-2024-37257 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Maciej Bis Permalink Manager Lite, published on 22 Jul 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 (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Maciej Bis Permalink Manager Lite allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Permalink Manager Lite: from n/a through 2.4.3.3.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37257?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Permalink Manager Lite Project Permalink Manager Lite.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-37257?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37257 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-37257 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37257 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Maciej Bis Permalink Manager Lite

- [CVE-2022-4021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4021/): Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.2.20.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24769/): Permalink Manager Lite < 2.2.13.1 - Admin+ SQL Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-29092](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29092/): WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.4.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-41781](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41781/): WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.2.20 - Broken Access Control vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-4410](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4410/): Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.2.20.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-37257 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-37257 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Maciej Bis Permalink Manager Lite, published on 22 Jul 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-2024-37257 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Maciej Bis Permalink Manager Lite. 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-2024-37257/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37257/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-37257
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37257
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37257

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37257/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.