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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-8542 · published 15 May 2025

CVE-2024-8542: Wpeverest everest forms cross-site scripting vulnerability

Wpeverest · Everest Forms

The Everest Forms WordPress plugin before 3.0.3.1 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).

4.8 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.35% · top 73.8% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.35%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References, 1 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Everest Forms WordPress plugin before 3.0.3.1 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).

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e5f94dcf-a6dc-4c4c-acb6-1a7ead701053/ ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-8542), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-10). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.