# CVE-2024-9608: MyParcel <= 4.24.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via reflected XSS in the MyParcel WordPress plugin when the store is set to Belgium.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 13 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jrvp-2cf5-695g

## What is CVE-2024-9608?

CVE-2024-9608 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in richardperdaan MyParcel, published on 13 Dec 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

The MyParcel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Please note this is only exploitable when the WooCommerce store is set to Belgium.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9608?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-9608?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9608 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9608 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9608 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9608 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9608 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in richardperdaan MyParcel, published on 13 Dec 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-2024-9608 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: richardperdaan MyParcel. 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-2024-9608/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9608/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9608
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9608
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9608

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9608/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.