CVE-2024-8983: Custom Twitter Feeds < 2.2.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-8983 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Command Injection vulnerability in smashballoon custom_twitter_feeds. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 08-10-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 27-08-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Custom Twitter Feeds WordPress plugin before 2.2.3 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 metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource4.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.43%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
36%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.43% 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 cause- CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')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.
Affected systems
Smashballoon1 product
- custom_twitter_feeds< 2.2.3
Unknown1 product
- custom twitter feeds< 2.2.3
Wordpress1 product
- custom-twitter-feeds≤ 2.2.2 (fixed in 2.2.3)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
2 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/29194dde-8d11-4096-a5ae-1d69c2c5dc33/ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory