CVE-2024-8243 Plugin Upgrade Time Out <= 1.0 - Stored XSS via CSRF
Attackers can inject stored XSS payloads via CSRF, potentially compromising admin accounts in the Plugin Upgrade Time Out WordPress plugin.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8243?
CVE-2024-8243 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WordPress/Plugin Upgrade Time Out Plugin, published on 9 Apr 2025. 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
The WordPress/Plugin Upgrade Time Out Plugin WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have CSRF check in some places, and is missing sanitisation as well as escaping, which could allow attackers to make logged in admin add Stored XSS payloads via a CSRF attack.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8243?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Felixker Wordpress\/Plugin Upgrade Time Out Plugin.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8243?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8243 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-2024-8243 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8243 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c846-2c33-mpmm.