CVE-2024-5601

MEDIUM

The Create by Mediavine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Schema Meta shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.7 due to insufficient inpu...

Affects 1 product across 1 vendor.

CVSS 3.15.4
EPSS0.3%
Percentile24th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, low privileges required, requires user interaction, can impact systems beyond the vulnerable component, no availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-79: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Attacker injects malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users, executing in the victim's browser context.

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-85 AJAX Footprinting
via CWE-79
CAPEC-209 XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch
via CWE-79
CAPEC-588 DOM-Based XSS
via CWE-79
CAPEC-591 Reflected XSS
via CWE-79
CAPEC-592 Stored XSS
via CWE-79
Show all 6
via CWE-79

Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

The Create by Mediavine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the Schema Meta shortcode.

BSID: BS-2024-GLOBAL-048479-M • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: HIGH

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2024-5601?
The Create by Mediavine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the Schema Meta shortcode.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-5601?
CVE-2024-5601 has CVSS 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS: 0.3%.
Is CVE-2024-5601 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2024-5601 as of 2026-09-25.
How do I remediate CVE-2024-5601?
Priority: MEDIUM.
What systems are affected by CVE-2024-5601?
CVE-2024-5601 affects Mediavine Create.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2024-5601
BSIDBS-2024-GLOBAL-048479-M BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published2024-06-27
Last Modified2026-06-17
ICS Relevance0%
Weakness (CWE)
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
SourceNVD
Official Description

The Create by Mediavine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Schema Meta shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above can inject arbitrary web scripts into pages using the vulnerable Schema Meta shortcode in the Create by Mediavine plugin.

Exploitation Likelihood: MEDIUM

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Mediavine Create < 1.9.8
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 841 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Model/workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16
ConfidenceHIGH
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash962d7321c1d750ad5e155b7476f0e9075a675c67d820d52924e74018c7b9daa2d0e9c0a9dfe3c0f6f24b22a4e8fe56d04e756f09ccfa8f538b0d26ef72f1b1ef
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