VDB-282371 · CVE-2024-49661 · GCVE-0-2024-49661

Lew Ayotte leenk.me Plugin up to 2.16.0 on WordPress cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lew Ayotte leenk.me Plugin up to 2.16.0 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-49661. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lew Ayotte leenk.me Plugin up to 2.16.0 on WordPress and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Lew Ayotte leenk.me leenkme allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects leenk.me: from n/a through <= 2.16.0.

The weakness was released by João Pedro Soares De Alcântara. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-49661 since 10/17/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

Lew Ayotte

Name

leenk.me Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/17/2024 🔍
10/29/2024 +12 days 🔍
10/29/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/07/2026 +525 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: João Pedro Soares De Alcântara
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-49661 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-49661
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-282371

Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2024 13:52
Updated: 04/07/2026 14:52
Changes: 10/29/2024 13:52 (64), 03/02/2025 06:15 (3), 04/07/2026 14:52 (13)
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