CVE-2024-4895: wordpress wpdatatables Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-4895 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in wordpress wpdatatables. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 3.4.2.14.
Timeline
- 23-05-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the CSV import functionality in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.2.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.37%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
30%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.37% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Wordpress1 product
- wpdatatables≤ 3.4.2.12 (fixed in 3.4.2.14)
Wpdatatables1 product
2 vendors · 2 products