CVE-2024-5578: Table of Contents Plus <= 2408 - Editor+ Stored XSS
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-5578 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in dublue table_of_contents_plus. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 05-11-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Table of Contents Plus WordPress plugin through 2408 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA4.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
- NVDNIST4.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.39%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
32%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.02 pp
From 0.37% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Dublue1 product
- table_of_contents_plus≤ 2408
Unknown1 product
- table of contents plus≤ 2408
Wordpress1 product
- table-of-contents-plus≤ 2411 (fixed in 2411.1)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
2 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/641e4fc3-4214-4c2e-8245-15e9dcdd37b4/ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory