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CVE Database / CVE-2024-12743

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CVE-2024-12743 — MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation [mailpoet] < 5.5.2

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2024-12743 MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation [mailpoet] < 5.5.2 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 4.8 < 5.5.2 5.5.2 2025-03-06 —

CVE-2024-12743

The MailPoet plugin through version 5.5.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in its admin settings caused by inadequate sanitization of inputs and escaping of outputs. Authenticated administrators can inject malicious scripts that will execute when other users view affected pages, though this issue only manifests in multisite WordPress installations or setups where the unfiltered_html capability has been restricted. The vulnerability was addressed in version 5.5.2.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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