CVE-2024-7606 Front End Users <= 3.2.28 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the user-search shortcode, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-7606?
CVE-2024-7606 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in rustaurius Front End Users, published on 29 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Front End Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'user-search' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.28 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7606?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Etoilewebdesign Front End Users.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7606?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7606 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-2024-7606 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7606 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in rustaurius Front End Users
- CVE-2025-2005 Front-End-Only-Users <= 3.2.32 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2024-7607 Front End Users <= 3.2.28 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Time-Based SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-13569 Front End Users <= 3.2.32 - Reflected XSS
- CVE-2023-33322 WordPress Front End Users plugin < 3.2.25 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2025-26877 WordPress Front End Users Plugin <= 3.2.30 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-87x7-pxqw-4gff.