# CVE-2024-37261: WordPress WP-Lister Lite for Amazon plugin <= 2.6.16 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into pages viewed by users of the WP-Lister Lite for Amazon plugin, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **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-8fff-pwm7-53j5

## What is CVE-2024-37261?

CVE-2024-37261 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WP-Lister Lite for Amazon, 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Lab WP-Lister Lite for Amazon wp-lister-for-amazon.This issue affects WP-Lister Lite for Amazon: from n/a through <= 2.6.16.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37261?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wplab Wp-Lister Lite for Amazon.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-37261?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37261 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-37261 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-37261 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WP-Lister Lite for Amazon <= 2.6.16 - Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-37261.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-37261 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-37261 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WP-Lister Lite for Amazon, 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-37261 exists.

Affected product: WP-Lister Lite for Amazon. 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-2024-37261/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37261/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-37261
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37261
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37261

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37261/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.