CVE-2024-8505 Cross-site scripting in Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load

Medium 6.4 Published 2 Oct 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the button_label parameter, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.

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-2024-8505?

CVE-2024-8505 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in dcooney Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load, published on 2 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘button_label’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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, CWE-87

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8505?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Connekthq Ajax Load More.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8505?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8505 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-2024-8505 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8505 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hp5q-qr77-457v.