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6.4

Currency Converter Widget PRO plugin exposes WordPress sites to malicious scripts

CVE-2024-11760 · published 1 year ago
Summary

The Currency Converter Widget PRO plugin for WordPress has a security flaw that allows attackers to inject malicious code into affected websites. This can happen when a user with contributor-level access or above edits a page with the plugin's shortcode. To protect your site, update to the latest version of the plugin or uninstall it if you don't need it.

Original advisory text
The Currency Converter Widget ⚡ PRO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'currency-converter-widget-pro' shortcode in all versions up to, and including...
The Currency Converter Widget ⚡ PRO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'currency-converter-widget-pro' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
6.4 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Timeline
Published12 Dec 2024
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen7 Mar 2026
Sources
CVE-2024-11760 · NVD
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