CVE-2024-7769 Wordpress Clicksold IDX Plugin <= 1.90 - Admin+ XSS
High-privilege users can perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks in the ClickSold IDX WordPress plugin, even when unfiltered HTML is disabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-7769?
CVE-2024-7769 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown ClickSold IDX, published on 15 May 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The ClickSold IDX WordPress plugin through 1.90 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7769?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clicksold Clicksold Idx.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7769?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7769 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-2024-7769 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7769 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c8hj-rjcv-xx48.