# CVE-2024-50522: WordPress WeChat Subscribers Lite plugin <= 1.6.6 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> Reflected XSS in WeChat Subscribers Lite allows attackers to inject scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

- **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:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xmg5-qqq4-wfw3

## What is CVE-2024-50522?

CVE-2024-50522 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in redyyu WeChat Subscribers Lite, published on 19 Nov 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 redyyu WeChat Subscribers Lite  wechat-subscribers-lite allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WeChat Subscribers Lite : from n/a through <= 1.6.6.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50522?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-50522?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50522 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-50522 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50522 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-50522 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-50522 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in redyyu WeChat Subscribers Lite, published on 19 Nov 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-2024-50522 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: redyyu WeChat Subscribers 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-2024-50522/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50522/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50522
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50522
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50522

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50522/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.