# CVE-2024-43264: WordPress Create by Mediavine plugin <= 1.9.8 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability

> An attacker can access sensitive information exposed in sent data by the Create by Mediavine WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9pxm-gmqm-gp3r

## What is CVE-2024-43264?

CVE-2024-43264 is a medium-severity vulnerability in mischiefmarmot Create by Mediavine, published on 26 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability in mischiefmarmot Create by Mediavine mediavine-create.This issue affects Create by Mediavine: from n/a through <= 1.9.8.

Weakness: CWE-201 (Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43264?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mediavine Create.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-43264?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43264 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-43264 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43264 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in mischiefmarmot Create by Mediavine

- [CVE-2024-37495](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37495/): WordPress Create by Mediavine plugin <= 1.9.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-5601](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5601/): Create by Mediavine <= 1.9.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Schema Meta Shortcode (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-43264 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-43264 is a medium-severity vulnerability in mischiefmarmot Create by Mediavine, published on 26 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43264 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: mischiefmarmot Create by Mediavine. 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-2024-43264/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43264/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43264
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43264
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43264

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43264/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.