The Better Comments WordPress plugin before 1.5.6 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)
CVE-2024-2402
MEDIUMNVD 5.45.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 5.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2024-04-24. NVD baseline CVSS 5.4; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.4
- EG Score
- 5.4(medium)
- EG Risk
- 24(Track)EG Risk 24/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity54% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 32%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 24, 2024
Last Modified
May 8, 2025
References (2)
- contact@wpscanhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/98e050cf-5686-4216-bad1-575decf3eaa7/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/98e050cf-5686-4216-bad1-575decf3eaa7/
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2024-2402?
CVE-2024-2402 is a medium vulnerability published on April 24, 2024. The Better Comments WordPress plugin before 1.5.6 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)
When was CVE-2024-2402 disclosed?
CVE-2024-2402 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 24, 2024, with the most recent update on May 8, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-2402 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-2402 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 68.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-2402?
CVE-2024-2402 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-2402?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-2402, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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