CVE-2024-9771 WP-Recall < 16.26.12 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Low 3.5 Published Updated

High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in WP-Recall, enabling stored XSS attacks in multisite environments.

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-2024-9771?

CVE-2024-9771 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP-Recall, published on 28 Apr 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The WP-Recall WordPress plugin before 16.26.12 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-2024-9771?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Plechevandrey Wp-Recall.

How do I fix CVE-2024-9771?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9771 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-2024-9771 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9771 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fx6v-2fj6-rmxx.

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